Hello, my Dad was diagnosed with kidney cancer at the beginning of the year and found out that it had spread to his spine, an archery in his leg, and also to his liver last month. He had bladder cancer a couple of years ago, but after treatment, he was thankfully given the all clear. This time round he has unfortunately been given a year at best. Even though different treatments had been discussed as an option when he was first diagnosed to try and give him the best quality of life for as long as possible, he currently isn’t receiving any form of treatment, but he was prescribed a course of steroids to build his strength (which he is no longer taking) morphine to help ease his pain (which he is still taking) and most recently a course of anti sickness medication. I don’t live close to my Dad, and even though my Mum lives with him, their relationship is strained at the best of times and she is physically unable to look after him if he starts requiring more care. I obviously want to try and be there to support my Dad as much as possible, but feel so helpless where I don’t want to put his health as well as the health of my vulnerable Mum at risk with the current pandemic.
