My dad has stomach cancer, he is not eating and gets angry with me thinking im nagging him..

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Dad is 75, is my only surviving parent, he keeps getting angry at me, I don't want him to die angry at me but I'm only trying to help... 

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    HI , I’m sorry to hear about your Dad and how awkward it must be for both of you. I’m glad to see you have joined both the stomach cancer group and friends and family where you can get support from people who understand. It’s difficult to talk about cancer sometimes and remain calm when I’m sure you are both under a lot of pressure. I hope that just writing down those few words of frustration of him getting angry and your worry about him dying angry, may have helped and when reading back your own words that you might get a sense of perspective that he will know you are trying to help. The friends and family group if you repost in there maybe able to give examples of how they have handled similar circumstances, or just give an understanding nod to how you feel. 

    You might also find the link below might help if you haven’t already come across it, it suggests asking what they want to eat, and smaller meals and tips to build up their diet.

     https://www.macmillan.org.uk/information-and-support/stomach-cancer/coping/maintaining-a-healthy-lifestyle/preventing-weight-loss/helping-someone-else-manage-their-diet.html#162006

    We all have moments when things haven’t gone as well as we hope, my Mum before her death told me to go away, and then the next time we met I felt I had to clear the air in case there was something I had done wrong that I could change, and she apologised and truthfully said she couldn’t remember saying anything and so we just had a big hug together. 

    Best wishes