Well Im new to this site. I was drawn to here by the warm supportive messages I read.
Cancer has played a big part in my family for a fair few years now.
My nan had a long yearly battle with breast cancer but one the battle but sadly lost hir life due to an attack of bone cancer.
That was 3 years ago she passed away.
Then my grandad got prostate cancer and skin cancer but currently has been sucesful in his battle.
But sadly there is a 3rd family member that has been affectedby cancer my loving dad.
A bit about him, His 63 worked hard all his live as an electrican on the undergound railway.
He has never had any long time off ill but a few months ago he was complaning of a painful sholder. He thought it was just a pulled muscle but the pain soon got worse. A visit to the GP and he was told it was a worn sholder and was prescribed strong pain killers but the pain still remained. It then spread to his upper back just below the armpit and the pain got so intense that it stoped daily tasks. The visits to the GP was upto 3 times a week and after so many he was refered to a physo for his sholder. But this did not work and he started getting short of breath. We decied to go to BUPA. On the first visit he was rushed into hospital with fluid on the lung. After many more visits to BUPA we was told of the risks of asbestosis and after a few tests he was imitted to hospital. We got the dreded results back that he indeed has asbestosisbut it was very servere and caused cancer to spread. He has been given a year to live.
This has been a huge shock to the whole family as even tho he is 63 years old he is very fit and active and was goodin health till this pain.
I am finding the news hard as even tho my dad is at his age and im 22 we still regulary have a good old banter and the odd play fight with each other.
I see him more as a best friend than a dad as we are very close.
I am cross in many ways, That the doctors fail to pick it up even after many many visits and knowing my dad worked with asbestos and that cancer has affected a 3rd family member. I am dreding the next few months watching him lose his battle. Tho he has been in high sprits the next few days will give us more info.
