Looking forward to collecting my Dad from hospital on Saturday to take him home for 5 days before he returns to have another port fitted and start a new bout of chemo, hoping it has some effect. I know these times have to be treasured and remembered especially with the prognosis as it is and plan to make the most of every moment.
I certainly receive strength from people's comments and feel supported through reading…
I suppose I always knew that this day had to come but however much you try and prepare it still hits you hard - like a punch in the gut. The hardest thing, as well as trying to get my brain round the fact that my Dad is unlikely to be around come Christmas, is that I am the support for my mum and my sister - everyone turns to me. They have done since the diagnosis and although this is fine, most of the time, sometimes…
