Where to begin! My dad bless him had bowel cancer 6-7 years ago and beat it with 6 months chemo and operation. Now diagnosed with lung cancer primary. I suspected in April this year his cancer was back but shocked to find it was a primary in the lung and tracked to his spine. Then to have a PET scan a few weeks after diagnosis and find that it had then spread within 2 weeks to his hip and sternum. He started an aggressive regime of chemo, during which he ended up in hospital for 5 days, then back in the following week for 12 days and discharged today. All resulting from the first session of chemo. To be told today that the results from his MRI were bad and it has spread to his pelvis, and chemo is now stopped as he is so ill another dose would kill him. That he caught C Diff while in hospital and is life threatening for him. After I specifically told the ward that he is a cancer /chemo patient and still they left him on the main ward where they had D&V!!! He then blacked out last night in hospital and fell out of bed and smashed his head on the floor..... The doctor today could not tell me how much further it had spread as the MRI had only scanned his hip area!! We are now not sure if he will be here for xmas and are planning his wish list and a possible early xmas.... While dealing with this I also have to deal with my great aunt who has severe dementia and incontinence. My dad was her carer but obviously is no longer able to look after her.
My cousin died 2 weeks ago from pancreatic cancer and then to find out tonight, another cousin is now also on the cancer ward....... When will this nightmare stop?
