hurray doctors working through his lunch hour putting a stent in my dad

my dad had deteriated fast yesterday he couldn't even swallow his own saliva doctors think he has a blockage in his stomach/oesophagus, so he is going in today 12.15 to have a stent fitted they aren't even going to do a stretch dialation first? straight for the stent. i saw him this morning and he looks gastly as would be expected. he has lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks. my mum isn't doing too well either i thought she was doing great and then a week ago i realised she had been in denial and it has only just sunk in with her, its really hard i am trying to stay strong but its all happening far too quickly if someone had of said in may when he was diagnosed that he would be so poorly now i would never have believed it, he was so well back in may anyhow hopefully later on he will be able to have something to drink i am just on pins when they look inside they may well find something else? more spread? thanks for reading tracy xx