Diagnosis: Leukemia; January 15, 1988

I woke up at 5:45 a.m., Alex came into our room and asked me to fix his comforter. I did and he went back to sleep, I also went back to bed.

Alex woke me up again at eight thirty, he asked if he could have his prize for sleeping in his own bed. I’ve been giving him a prize for sleeping in his own bed. Since Christmas it’s been the first time in a very long time that he has slept in his own bed.

I made breakfast for us and we watched TV. Alex wanted to play memory but I told him after I had a shower. This made Alex mad and he started screaming. I told Alex he needed to have a bath. He was still pretty mad when I was getting him reading for his bath. Alex screamed all the way to the bathroom, he finally stopped when he went into the bath.

I got Alex dry and dressed then we played memory game. Charlie was having a shower so I had to wait awhile.

After the game I had a shower and got dressed. I went out shopping by myself. I came back before one o’clock.

Charlie and Alex came back from McDonald’s about five minutes after I got home.

I told Alex to go for a nap.

We were suppose to go to Marla’s but her kids have the flu.

I told Alex after his nap he could watch a movie and invite a friend over.

Nora phoned before two o’clock and asked if Alex could come over. I told her Alex wanted Kurt to come over to watch the movie we rented. I told her I would phone her back when Alex woke up.

I woke Alex up at 2:15 p.m. and gave him his medicine.

Kurt and Nora came over at 2:45 p.m. I asked Nora to stay for tea. She stayed for awhile then left after three o’clock as her other boys would be coming home from school.

I wrapped some prizes I bought for Alex. The boys played and watched the rest of the movie.

I made them hot chocolate, gave them cheese, fun fruit and a sandwich.

Kurt went home at five o’clock. We had dinner around six o’clock.

We watched TV after dinner. I got Alex ready for bed at eight o’clock. It’s a lot easier to get him ready for bed now that he doesn’t complain to get ready for bed. Alex likes to sleep on the top bunk and he sleeps there all night, most nights.

I watched TV and went to bed at eleven o’clock.

No tests

Medicine

Bactrim 9:00 a.m. ------- 7:30 p.m.
Mercaptopurine ------- ------- 7:30 p.m.
Prednisone 9:00 a.m. 2:25 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Temperature 35.55C 9:00 a.m. 35.79C 2:25 P.m.