Diagnosis: Leukemia; July 10, 1988

I woke up at nine o’clock. Charlie had gone to work today. So Alex and I went to McDonald’s for breakfast, after McDonald’s Alex wanted to go to the mall.

We came home around one o’clock. Mom had phoned and asked us for dinner.

I had told Alex he could have a prize for sleeping in his own bed. We hadn’t been able to find anything at Coquitlam Centre. So after Alex had his nap I told him we could go.

Alex woke up at three o’clock and we went to the mall. Alex decided on marbles. They were big ones so I felt save he wouldn’t put them in his mouth.

It was a good thing Alex had a nap, he was irritable this morning.

When we got home Charlie was cutting the grass. I thought we would be home before him, but we got home fifteen minutes later. I told Charlie that Mom had invited us for dinner. Charlie said he was going to finish cutting the grass first.

I phoned Mom before five o’clock to let her know we were leaving. I felt badly that we left so late but there’s nothing I can do about it now.

When we got there I explained to Mom that we had been at the mall when Charlie got home and he didn’t realize we were coming here for dinner.

Alex was in a a really good mood. It was a nice change to have him playing nicely and not being irritable. I told Mom that Charlie’s’ father had phoned on Wednesday morning at seven o’clock. He asked where Charlie was, I told him he was at work. He said that they want Charlie to come home. I told him I would tell Charlie to phone him. Then he says who are you?! I said it’s Nancy, and he says Who? I said Nancy. Then he said okay and hung up.

Charlie had phoned home that night and Charlie’s father said that his mother was going into the hospital three times a week to have her kidneys washed. His father said if he could come home it would be good. Charlie said to me that he should go home but that he would go at the end of August.

I told Mom this and that I would rather Charlie went sooner since he has holidays at the end of July. I felt that his mother is quite ill that it would be better to see her as soon as possible. Mom felt that it would be better as well.

Charlie’s mother is calling for him every day, I think it would be a lot easier if he went sooner.

We left at nine o’clock. Alex went to bed at ten o’clock.

Charlie and I had talked on the way home about what Mom and I talked about. Charlie said he would phone the travel agent tomorrow to see if he could get a ticket for the 25th.

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

No Tests

Medication

Mercaptopurine ------- ------- 7:00 p.m.
Prednisone ----- 1:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

Temperature 36.17C 1:00 p.m.