Diagnosis: Leukemia; July 4, 1989

I woke up at seven o’clock. I gave Kelly his pill then I had a shower and got dressed. I had breakfast and got ready to go to the hospital.

I actually made it on time today but there were other people waiting already.

I saw Ann first, she said my blood tests were okay and I had put on 2 ½ pounds. She asked me how I was feeling. I said okay how are you feeling?!

I saw Dr. B, she said I wouldn’t have to come for a month. She asked me how old Alex was. I told her he was five and going to Kindergarten in the fall. Dr. B said I thought there was quite a gap between the two. I told her that Alex is sick and that we had decided to wait for awhile. She asked me what was wrong with Alex. I told her Alex has Leukemia and is going to Children’s Hospital fro treatment. Dr. B asked me what type of Leukemia Alex has. I said Lymphoblastic. She said is that ALL and I said yes. Dr. B told me that when she was training in Toronto she worked at a Children’s Hospital. She said she couldn’t stand working there when there were so many sick children there. Dr. B said it has to be the worst thing for a parent to deal with, being ill yourself you can deal with it but in a child it’s very hard. I thought boy she’s very understanding for a doctor. Dr. B asked if we were going on holidays soon. I said we wouldn’t be back until the seventh of August. Dr. B said to come in on the 8th.

Then I saw the dietician, she said she wanted to add more calories to my diet since I only put on two pounds. She said I might need it later in the month.

I came home before eleven o’clock. Charlie left for work at two thirty. Alex and I had dinner at five thirty.

After dinner we watched tv. Alex went to bed at eight o’clock. I went to bed at eleven o’clock.

No Tests

Medication

Mercaptopurine ------ ----- 6:20 p.m.
Prednisone ------ ----- 6:20 p.m.

Temperature 36.11C 6:20 p.m.