My dad was diagnosed with lung in May after going to the doctors with a cough! It was such a shock, and for it to be lung cancer. He did smoke but not for the the last 28 years and he's a keen cyclist so you would think his lungs would be healthy - maybe thtas just me being ignorant?!
Anyway, he's had loads going on since then. He started chemo straight away but that didn't work, then he had fluid on his lungs which they drained a few times, the last time he was in hospital he got a blood clot on the lung and now the cancer has spread! He is not having any more chemo now, instead he is starting (today) a one a day tablet that is supposed to stop the cancer spreading any further. I haven't actually spoken to him yet this evening, but I am so confused about it all.
I know what he has is terminal, I know it will get him some day but when and what will happen? At the moment he is at home, he has oxygen to use when he needs it and has lost a lot of weight. But he's still my dad. He still has his sense of humour, he still trys to get out on his trike when he can (motorcycle not pedal!), he just carrying on. I just wish he could keep going for ever. It is so hard to see someone you love poorly and even harder when you don't know what to expect........
