My dad has for the last year, had secondary renal cancer that has spread to his bones, and in particular his spine. After a bout of compression of the spinal column, then a crushed vertebra, after experiencing pain and a quick loss of mobility, 3 weeks after radiotherapy, he’s still unable to stand up in hospital despite physio etc. He’s only able to get up with a hoist and the nurses. They’re now starting to talk about him going home, where he lives with my mum. They’re both in their 70s, and I just have no idea how this is going to go...Can anyone give me an idea of what support may be on offer, and how life can be made easier for them? It breaks my heart to think he may just now be stuck in bed, and never able to go out again. I live 200 miles away with my job and husband/ kids and visit as much as possible but can’t live there....
