Hello, I've just joined. My father who is 65 was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer with brain mets in march this year. He's had full brain radiotherapy and a session on lung radiotherapy in April and may. He was told in July that there would be no further treatment and is at home having palliative care. It's just me and my mum caring with nurses coming in 2/3times a week. Now he has started with confusion and is having daily panic attacks. It's distressing to watch him like this. Is anyone else going through this now or has gone through similar?
Oh I'm so sorry to hear. It's such a terrible shock when they say it's cancer. 38? Gosh that's my age also. Do they know if it has spread anywhere else at all? I have gone through so many emotions these past months from denial, guilt anger, and I am still lost. Hopefully it hasn't spread for her and they can treat it with radiotherapy or Chemotherapy. I really feel for you.....it's this waiting for test results and decisions which is the hardest part.
Unfortunately it’s in both lungs, lymph nodes and second vertebrae - it’s just awful. She has 3 young children and I’m her only sibling.
She is at the hospital next Wednesday - hopefully we will know more.
I feel your pain with the demons, I’ve started having nightmares, thinking about funeral costs and worrying about the children as she has no insurances etc x
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