Good morning to you all. This is my first post regarding my Dad who has Lung cancer. will tell you very briefly our story so far.
My Dad is 84yrs old & we now live in Devon. We moved down from London about 3yrs ago with my Mum & husband. I feel I’m very fortunate as both my parents live with us & in a bungalow which is now a bonus. My husband still works but I decided 3yrs ago that I wanted to look after Mum & dad in there twilight yrs.
Dad has had Prostate cancer about 6yrs ago and managed all the Radiotherapy perfectly without to much discomfort, & today his still clear of any signs of return.
In a nutshell about 1yr ago Dad was coughing quite a lot but refused to see a Dr. about it. Dad got unwell, a toothache which resulted in a Dr. coming home and taking bloods. And that is where it all started. Another test which I think was a chest X-ray or scan showed the signs.
Moving on now a good few months & things are progressing very quickly. A scan now has shown that the cancer is present in his other Lung & stomach. Dad has been getting really bad headaches and we noticed a lump on his forehead which is where he was saying the pain was. And yes it’s now in the bone in his forehead.
They gave him Morphine & Paracetamol to take every 4hrs which I do throughout the night, except the paracetamol. All of these bring another set of obstacles to overcome. He falls asleep constantly. His sick all the time & has become a bit vague now & then.
Over the last few days Dad has said he wants no medication & at the moment his a bit brighter, up at his normal time eating at the moment without being sick & staying awake a bit more.
My mum who has always done everything for my dad, it’s a generation thing, her life has changed as well.
I would love to hear from anyone who can maybe give me some help & advice on all of the above or just even a hello.
I am quite a head strong person but this is out of my depth. I can do all the hands on stuff but emotionally I don’t no how to place all my feelings. I worry about my mum, husband and my Son who suffers from War PTSD.
anyone who has any advice will be much appreciated.
take care all 
