Hi all
My dad is 75 and we've found out last night he has stage 3 cancer of the spleen and neck(so im assuming that's lymph nodes) at the moment his got 2 weeks to decide what route of chemo he is going to take . He has 2 options palliative and cure he was told.
I don't know how to feel I've done lots of crying but now I'm like at a stage of well how /should I feel now ?
He has been my rock over the year and the one I lean on a lot
Not sure why I've posted I suppose to hear some stories and views on others
Hi 5490e14c74
I’m Anne, one of the Community Champions here on the Online Community, and I'm really sorry to read about your dad.
As you know, the online community is divided into different support groups so I'm going to recommend that you join the family and friends group as you'll then connect directly with others who have a loved one living with cancer.
To join, just click on the link I've created and, once you've joined, you can start a new post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could put something about your dad's diagnosis and proposed treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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