Hello
I am new to the group and site. My father, 75, was diagnoised with esoph. cancer. He is being treated at an excellent facility, Moffit Cancer Center in FL. He has undergone intensive chemo and radiation with a good effect on decreasing the size of the tumors. We are now in the process of determining if he is a good candiate for surgery. His most recent PET showed some fluid around the right lung which will be evaluated in late June. His radiation oncologist seems to think the cancer has not spread rather it may be a lung issues as he is a long term - 60 years smoker. The struggle here is my father is doing the treatments and seems to want to get better but he is very depressed, withdrawn from us, feels like none of his family is really supporting him, and he is still smoking some. We are all stressed to the max and do understand that it is diffcult to understand since we are not in a similar place. Maybe if he could speak with someone that has had this disease that is of simiar age and could help to support him and lift him up, share experiences, give him hope that he can still live. We are of the opinion that he is still smoking and depressed becuase he thinks he is too old to recovery or to go through the surgery. However the docotors say it could be possible and we want so much for him to know that he is not alone. Anyone out there that can relate? Anyone of his age that has gone through the surgery successfully?
I feel desperate for help, sad, and alone. I know it is his life but there must be more.
