Diagnosis: Leukemia; June 4, 1988

The phone woke me up at nine thirty, it was Shirley. She wanted to know if we wanted to go to Playland today. I told her we would pass this time. Shirley said what were you doing. I said I was in bed asleep! She said well rollover and go back to sleep, I’ll talk to you later!

I went to check on Alex he was just getting up. I made our breakfast then we got dressed. Charlie went to Save-On-Foods to grocery shop. Alex and I went outside to clean up under the sundeck. We want to put a sandbox there for Alex.

Charlie came back and came outside to help us. I also planted some bedding plants into the front garden. We came in at two o’clock. I had a shower and got dressed.

Alex heard the ice cream truck go by, Charlie and Alex went in the car to catch it. Unfortunately they couldn’t find it. Alex was really mad, I told him he could have a Nanaimo bar since they didn’t get any ice cream.

I made Alex have a bath which he was annoyed about. Then when I asked him to come out he said he didn’t want to. I said first of all you didn’t want a bath and now you don’t want to get out.

Today Alex seems to be really cranky. He seems to need more rest and he told me he can’t have too many things to do!

We went to Shanghai for dinner, we were going to go to the Chew’s but Alex said he didn’t want to go there. First of all because Robert never shares any toys and secondly they don’t have any games.

We came home and took Kelly for a walk much to Alex’s disgust. He didn’t want to go so I said stay home, I’ll take Kelly myself. Alex decided he wanted to go as well, but on the way back he took off even though we told him to stop. When we got home I told him he had to go to bed. Alex started to cry but I got him ready for bed anyways. He finally fell asleep at nine thirty.

I watched the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon, which was really good. I phoned in and made a donation.

I wrote in the journal and it’s now eleven thirty. I’m going to bed soon.

No Tests

Medication

Mercaptopurine ------- ------- 7:30 p.m.

Temperature 36.72C 9:30 a.m.