My Dad is 49 and three months ago he was admitted to hospital after his arm swelled up. They discovered blood clots in his arm and weeks later he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL.) 

The odds of recovery for this type of leukaemia are very low, but we were all positive at first, he was generally fit and healthy and younger than a lot of older people that get it. Treatment seemed to be going well at first, the mass in his chest started shrinking.

Then he became really sick and barely ate in weeks, he ended up being admitted and started to complain about really severe headaches. They then discovered clotting and bleeding in his brain. So they were stuck trying to decide whether to use thinners for the clots or not; if they don't they will get worse, if they do he's at risk of more bleeding. The thinners start today. He also has an infection which has caused a fever and an angry rash, with no immune system to fight it off.

I just can't stay positive, I can't see a way for him to recover from this now. The odds were already so low and now they're just non existent. It's going to take some kind of amazing miracle. He looks like he's dying and I feel constant dread deep inside my chest, I just can't believe it's really happening.

I also have a 13 month old baby, he's not been able to see him since treatment started and I'm terrified that he's never going to see him ever again, and he won't remember his Grandpops.