Dads diagnosis

  • How do I prepare myself?

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    My dads in a hospice at the moment  because he's losing weight, suffering with dizzyness and nausea. When we were told in December 2009 that his camcer was terminal and he had 2 years maybe, I thought once we get his meds sorted we'll get him out and start living the rest of his life.

    But my family think I need to start preparing myself and I'm in denial about how long he's actually got left. But how do you prepare…

  • Dads diagnosis

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Went to the hospital today to get results of dads CT scan. It wasn't good news, Dads cancer is terminal. He possibly has two years with radiotherapy. I am still shocked although it is secondary lymp node cancer I thought it would be treatable. I hope he gets some quality of life soon, since having his biopsy in October he's had an infection in the wound that won't go away even after a stay in hospital. The infection is…