emerald sue's blog

dear all,my last blog in jan I was going to see the oncologist with my dad .he was 78 years old and had been diagnosed in 2004.he refused radiotheraphy and chemo,and relied on medication which suited him fine.unfortunately the cancer had spread to his spine and bones by the end off2008.he became unable to cope with the pain,even with the help of the palliative care team at home and went into st joes in hackney,where…

my dad has had prostae cancer for 2years now,he will be 80 this year,he was coping ok with his medication and being monitored.since last sept things have got alot worse,and the cancer has spread to his bones,dad had a blast of radiotherapy on his spine in october,which helped with the pain.he has aways made it clear to his oncoligst he didnt want radiation treatment or chemotherapy.he has always been so robust,and now…