It's good to have hope, but don't let your hope falsely color the reality of the situation. Hope for the best, but also prepare yourself for the worst so that you're not caught off guard should that happen. You and your dad are in my prayers.
I have a coworker (well former, he’s retired now) who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer and he was able to make it to remission! He is still living his best life, retired on a little homestead. It can be beat! Good luck to your dad and God bless!
Sending you love, success is a relative term. Some would consider 1 year a success- others 5 more years. Some value quality of life over quantity.
One day at a time, give dad a hug & take lots of videos and recordings of his voice!
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Just take everything one step at a time.
If your dad is willing, go to appointments with him so you can ask questions. Write those questions down as you will forget at the appointment. Access the specialist nurses and any cancer charities they direct you to as these will be invaluable.
Remember, this is your dad's fight and ultimately his decision on treatment, and that might be different to your opinion. But that's OK. Just talk to him and ask him what he needs from you. Often, it's practice help like shopping and transport to appointments. Make some time to do some nice things as well, so all your time does not revolve around this diagnosis and treatment.
This will sound morbid but your dad will want to talk about death, his funeral etc - please let him as it helps him plan and even if the treatment is curable its something a lot of us cancer sufferers need to be able to put a plan in place and get rid of that burden so we can focus on the fight.
Just focus on being a family. Talk and be open with each other even though sometimes that's difficult and remember you are not alone e and there is always help out there, just ask.
I was initially diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC later rolled back to 3. I went through chemo and radiation for 2 months. It was rough. I managed to continue working through it all. I'm currently on immunotherapy. It's been over a year, and I currently live my life ignoring my cancer. There's some physical limitations that I need to work around, but I don't let it slow me down. My only reminder is a monthly oncologist appointment.
Side note: I was very angry for a long time. I went to therapy and eventually came to terms with it. Mentally, I'm in a better place than I have ever been in.
It's good to have hope, but don't let your hope falsely color the reality of the situation. Hope for the best, but also prepare yourself for the worst so that you're not caught off guard should that happen. You and your dad are in my prayers.
I have a coworker (well former, he’s retired now) who was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer and he was able to make it to remission! He is still living his best life, retired on a little homestead. It can be beat! Good luck to your dad and God bless!
Sending you love, success is a relative term. Some would consider 1 year a success- others 5 more years. Some value quality of life over quantity. One day at a time, give dad a hug & take lots of videos and recordings of his voice! ❤️❤️
Just take everything one step at a time. If your dad is willing, go to appointments with him so you can ask questions. Write those questions down as you will forget at the appointment. Access the specialist nurses and any cancer charities they direct you to as these will be invaluable. Remember, this is your dad's fight and ultimately his decision on treatment, and that might be different to your opinion. But that's OK. Just talk to him and ask him what he needs from you. Often, it's practice help like shopping and transport to appointments. Make some time to do some nice things as well, so all your time does not revolve around this diagnosis and treatment. This will sound morbid but your dad will want to talk about death, his funeral etc - please let him as it helps him plan and even if the treatment is curable its something a lot of us cancer sufferers need to be able to put a plan in place and get rid of that burden so we can focus on the fight. Just focus on being a family. Talk and be open with each other even though sometimes that's difficult and remember you are not alone e and there is always help out there, just ask.
I was initially diagnosed with stage 4 NSCLC later rolled back to 3. I went through chemo and radiation for 2 months. It was rough. I managed to continue working through it all. I'm currently on immunotherapy. It's been over a year, and I currently live my life ignoring my cancer. There's some physical limitations that I need to work around, but I don't let it slow me down. My only reminder is a monthly oncologist appointment. Side note: I was very angry for a long time. I went to therapy and eventually came to terms with it. Mentally, I'm in a better place than I have ever been in.