Diagnosis Leukemia; October 31, 1987

I woke up around eight o’clock. I made breakfast and got dressed.

Charlie had to work overtime today.

Alex and I carved the pumpkin this afternoon. While I cleaned up the house Alex played with his cars.

Alex had a nap at three o’clock. I started cooking dinner, Charlie came home at four o’clock. We had dinner at five o’clock.

The kids started coming at five thirty. Alex and I got ready to go, Nora phone and asked if she and Kurt could join us. We went out at six o’clock. We went down Westlake, part of Lost Lake then to Goldstream and home. We came home around seven thirty. Nora invited us over for the neighbour’s fireworks. She said six of them chipped in together.

I talked to Allison most of the time. She lives next to Nora, they had a baby girl in September. I thought she knew about Alex having Leukemia but she didn’t. I felt badly I had brought it up. We had talked about some kids getting sick and others being so healthy.

We came home at nine o’clock.

Before going to see the fireworks, we lit the sparklers that Mom had given Alex. Alex burnt his fingers on one, he said he wanted to touch the light.

Alex had some of the goodies when we came back. He fell asleep around eleven o’clock in our bed. I put him into his own bed.

I went to bed as well.

No tests

Medicine

Bactrim 9:00 a.m. ------ 9:30 p.m.
Mercaptopurine ------ ------ 9:30 p.m.

Temperature 35.38C 9:00 a.m. 35.38C 9:30 p.m.