Diagnosis: Leukemia; June 14, 1989

I woke up at eight thirty. Alex and I had breakfast then I had a shower and got dressed.

I phoned to make an appointment with Dr. C but all I could get as an extra. The receptionist said to come before noon.

I wrote in the journal for awhile. Mom phoned at eleven o’clock. She said Dad’s treatment had been cancelled because of the nurse’s strike. I told her about Kelly, I think it really upset her as she remembers how it was with Missy. I said I was waiting for the vet to phone back this afternoon.

We left to go to the doctors office. We had to wait a very long time. Dr. C checked me while Alex played in the hall. Dr. C said she thought it was from the pressure of the baby but she sent a sample to the lab. I told her I also felt like I had to go to the bathroom all the time. D. C said you should have a urine test as well.

By the time we got home it was after one thirty. I had lunch and Alex phoned Patrick to come over and play.

Morgan came to get Patrick at two o’clock. They had just gotten home. I think Morgan was happier to see Patrick than Patrick was to see her.

I phoned Dr. H, he said he compared the blood test to the one in March. The WBC was a lot higher than before which indicates a growth in Kelly’s body. He said it must be in his brain because of his eye sticking out further. The pancreas, liver and kidney were all okay, so something must be attacking his vomiting system. Then he said we would have to decide with Kelly what to do. If he had too many seizures, if he had to be sedated too much or if his quality of life wasn’t good. So all along he wasn’t epileptic, that makes me mad that it took a month and a half for them to figure out what was really wrong with Kelly. Dr. H said he was sorry to have to give us such bad news.

Talk about depressing news it’s hard to know what to think. When Charlie got home I told him what the vet had said. I said I wouldn’t be surprised if it hadn’t had something to do with the heavy power lines at the back. Charlie said it was just a coincident. I find it a bit hard to believe.

We went to the mall, had dinner and looked for the video game. K-Mart seems to be the cheapest place to buy it. We also bought Charlie’s Father’s Day present, he wanted a pair of shorts.

We got home at seven o’clock. I put away most of Alex’s toys. Alex put away the COPS stuff in the kitchen.

Alex got ready for bed at nine o’clock. I watched tv and went to bed at ten thirty.

No Tests

Medication

Bactrim ------ 3:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Mercaptopurine 3:30 p.m. ------

Temperature 36.05C 3:30 p.m.