Diagnosis: Leukemia; November 22, 1988

I woke up at eight o’clock to the alarm. I checked Alex, he was still sleeping. I got dressed, had breakfast and cleaned the bathrooms.

Alex woke up at nine thirty, I hadn’t finished cleaning the bathrooms yet. Alex wanted cereal for breakfast, he asked me to get him a bowl. Then Alex poured the cereal into the bowl and I put in the milk.

After I finished the bathrooms, I had a shower and got dressed. I got the E.T. puzzle down and brought up the card table to do it on. I thought it would be nice to do at Christmas time.

After lunch I wrote in the journal while Alex watched Dinosaucers.

A parcel from UPS came for Alex from Gloria and Bob (Mom and Dad’s friends). Alex was looking forward to getting a parcel so it was just what he needed. Alex got Army Ants and a Lego basic set. The Lego set makes houses which is neat. It sure was nice of them to buy Alex something.

I phoned to tell Mom what Alex had gotten from them. She asked me to write and thank them.

Charlie came home at four o’clock. Alex and Charlie fought over the TV as soon as Charlie sat down. I hardly ever watch TV in the living room, I usually go into our room and watch it.

We ate dinner at five o’clock. Alex didn’t eat dinner with us. He said he wanted dinner from McDonald’s. I went to McDonalds and got him Chicken McNuggets, fries and a turbomac (Grimace on a white car).

It’s been hard on Alex staying home so much when he has had so much freedom going wherever he wanted to go. Alex has been irritable the last few days. I think it’s just from being inside and not playing with other kids.

Shirley phoned while I was out, I phoned her back. She had invited us over but Brent has a cough. Charlie thought it was a bad idea for me to go over but it was up to me. I told Shirley that I would skip it for now.

I wrote in the journal most of the night. I got Alex ready for bed at nine o’clock. I wrote in the journal watched TV and went to bed at eleven thirty.

No Tests

Medication

Mercaptopurine ----- ----- 5:00 p.m.

Temperature 36.7C 9:08 p.m.