hit like a brick

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-11-2008
hit like a brick
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Mon, 08-11-2008 - 7:47am
hi all im new here and it so nice to be able to put thsi all on paper so to speak - my Dad has been in real poor health with diabetes and kidney failure and we had a severe blow 6 weeks ago being told he needed life saving surgery for Peritinitus -- he got through all that and on the day he was to be released from hospital to come home they drop the bomb shell - he has lung cancer - non small cell ?? - he has had problems with the lung but after xrays/ct scans/biopsy and several specialists they drop this - apparently they didnt pick it up before - as you probably know - all the family are still very angry and going through all sorts of emotions - cancer has not hit out family before so none of us really know what to do next or where to for for support
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Registered: 09-06-2007
Tue, 08-12-2008 - 12:01am

Welcome to the board.

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Registered: 08-11-2008
Tue, 08-12-2008 - 5:24am
thankyou for you kind thoughts and prayers - the treatment at the moment is steriods to make him more comfortable and after 6 weeks on those he back to specialist who may recommend radiotherapy - they dont think he could go through more surgery but that may have to be looked into -
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Registered: 09-06-2007
Wed, 08-13-2008 - 11:02pm

Each person that has cancer affect their lives reacts in a similar manner to others but your feelings are your feelings and don't let anyone deny you of that.

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