Hi my darling dad has prostate cancer, though it was an almighty shock to hear last year  that dad had the dreaded C what amazed me more was that he had been diagnosed 6 months prior and decided to only tell my mum. I only found out because dad had a massive heart attack a year ago, I had fortunately called around to see dad and was with him and called 999 .  The consultant told me to contact all relevant people as he didn't think dad was going to make it.  I found out about the cancer because the doctors were addressing his medical history at his bedside..  He didn't want me or my brothers to worry.  dad is only 69 he started having strokes aged 46 and by his mid 50 started to have heart attacks too.  He's quite amazing in the fact that some of the strokes and heart attacks have been severe. You would never know to look at him, he has this inner strength and  fights his way back to us.  I've know about dads cancer for one year, my brothers and mum are the only family members who know and we are sworn to secrecy.  Dad has told us has one Tumor in one half of his prostate, that it is slow growing and he is having active monitoring he states quite matter of fact that his heart will probably kill him first.....he has had another MRI and it shows he now has two separate  Tumors one on each side of his prostate.  Does this mean they are different types of Tumors or is it just the same one has made another.should say they are both contained he has been given a score of 6.6 is that a Gleason scale or psi level dad keeps saying different things so I don't really know what's going on.  He had to have a general A to have a more invasive biopsy 7 days ago.  he told me he gets his results in 20 days.  Is that a normal time scale???  Seams a long time to me.  I wish dad wasn't so secretive even my mum hasn't met any of the doctors or nurses dad goes to his appointments alone.   I am very close to my dad we are a loving  family, I know dad is trying to protect us but it is scary wondering if what he tells us is the truth ( we've caught hm out a couple of times). I've told him what I don't know is far worse than the knowing sometimes. I should say as in my earlier post we lost dads sister in January and his mum in March.  Nan had terminal liver cancer, mum and dad moved nan into their house and we looked after her, she passed with me peacefully in dads house.  

Love to all xx