For several weeks now dad has been feeling ill. A doctor finally sent him for an ultrasound scan a couple of weekends ago where they found sclerosis of the liver, caused by diabetes and not alcohol and a shadow. He went into hospital last Tuesday where he had a CT scan and on Friday they confirmed a diagnosis of liver cancer. Today they have called him to tell him that it is terminal as there is no treatment that they can offer although they will treat the symptoms.
I feel completely numb and have no interest in anything at all. I'm struggling to eat and to motivate myself at the moment. Everyone keeps telling me that these are completely normal feelings given the circumstances, but it doesn't help. I have avoided seeing him this week probably because I'm trying to avoid facing the truth. They haven't given us any timescales, but I am starting to worry that the way that I'm feeling will prevent me from being able to make the most of however much time we have left. I guess what I'm really looking for is other peoples experiences of this as a way of reassuring myself that the way that I'm feeling really is normal.