Dad

I am sorry to read your news , I am 72 and my diagnosis was prompted by jaundice. I am part way through chemo. I don’t recognise the figures I wasn’t given nor did I ask for any figures,

The statistics are difficult a recent Lancet gave a medium life expectancy of 4 months, a press release in the Guardian today  gave 3months. To put it simply half of us will die within 3 to 4 months of diagnosis. 

But your Dad may, by good fortune have found the tumour early and surgery is possible. Most of us present when the cancer is “doing something which we notice” and then likely non operable. 

I understand being fit ,not having other health issues and exercise help us face chemo and may give us a few more months, sadly not years.  And that’s what I am going for.

I hope all goes well and if it does tell us, we need good news.

Thank you for your kind response.
We have found out on Wednesday last week.

Thats it’s in his gallbladder and also has gone in to his stomach lining.

i also think there is more but they don’t want to tell us until Thursday in the mdt meeting.

i just want to make sure I'm strong as i will have my mom with me and also my dad.

So i am just trying to get as much information as I can.

Thank you.