Diagnosis: Leukemia; August 17, 1988

I woke up before eight o’clock. I made breakfast for myself and Alex then I cleaned the bathrooms and the floors. I also cleaned some of the dirt spots on the carpet through out the house. After I finished doing this I had a shower and got dressed.

Alex had been watching his tape on TV while I was working. I told Alex it was time for him to have a shower. Alex was really mad about that, he said he wanted to watch some more of his tape. While I was getting him dressed after his shower, I noticed a rash on his back and a lot worse than it was when we had gone to the hospital. Dr. S had said it was a heat rash, but it hasn’t been that sunny lately so it must be something else. I made an appointment to see Dr. C for later this afternoon.

We went to see the doctor after lunch, actually we went shopping first. I wanted to buy something for Kurt and Pearl’s birthday, their birthdays aren’t until September and November but I want to give it to Allison before they leave.

We got to the doctors office early but we didn’t have to wait in the waiting room but we had to wait in the examining room. Dr. C said Alex’s rash was either from soap or from sun tan lotion. I told her we were using a new lotion and she said that was probably it and we should go back to the old one. I also told her that Alex wasn’t toilet trained at night yet and that I was concerned as to what was the problem. Dr. C said first of all she would do a urine test to make sure everything was okay. I asked the doctor if could be because of all the medication Alex was on and she said that could be the problem. Dr. C said she would phone me if their was a problem. Then she weighed and measured Alex, Dr. C was quite surprised that Alex had grown an inch in a month.

We then went to the lab where they gave us a small bottle for Alex to put his urine in. Alex was really good he didn’t complain at all.

Then we went home to have dinner, Alex wanted to eat out but we had been out for lunch yesterday. After dinner we went downstairs to exercise, Alex listened to the Ghostbusters record while I was on the exercise bike.

Alex went to bed at eight o’clock. I watched TV and typed in the journal, I went to bed at eleven o’clock.

No Tests

Medication

Bactrim 9:00 a.m. ------- 5:00 p.m.
Mercaptopurine ------ ------- 5:00 p.m.

Temperature 35.67 9:00 a.m.