Hey everyone,
My dad got diagnosed with small cell stage 2 lung cancer. He had an op to cut it out and he’s just finished he’s chemo but he’s scan shows that there is a shadow on the bottom of he’s lung so it’s spread (he is going to start aggressive radio therapy) I feel silly but for some reason it’s only just hit me/I didn’t realise how serious he’s diagnosis is. I was looking at alternative therapy’s and then all these statistics came up about life expectancy and it spreading to the brain.
I haven’t stopped crying!! I feel so confused do I need to start taking more videos and pictures of my dad? Should I be thinking worse case to prepare myself? But that’s so negative- I just can’t imagine life without him and I don’t want to.
im basically all over the place
anyway thanks for reading and listening lol
Hi Sunshineyellow welcome to the group, but sorry to hear about your dads diagnoses.
Hearing that a loved one has cancer is scary, and your thoughts will be all over the place at the moment. I would say not to Google dads condition, because the internet stats are very outdated. Lung cancer treatments have come a very long way in recent years, and new treatments are being trialled. People are living much longer with lung cancer than ever before. Try not to compare your dads condition with anyone else, because everyone’s journey is different. No 2 peoples cancer is the same, or reacts the same way to treatment.
Radiotherapy is a very good treatment for lung cancer, so please do not give up hope. As a parent myself, I would say yes, do spend as much time as possible with your dad, because I crave time with my girls, there is never too much time spent with them.
