I am currently living over 350 miles (living in the uk) from home and probably only visit my dad every 6 months or so. But about a month ago I got a call from the family saying that my dad was sick in a hospital. He bumped his head and had a seizure in the hallway at about 2 am in the morning. That's the first time my dad ever had seizures. He's been very healthy for most of his life and rarely ever missed a days work.

He stayed at the hospital for 3 days and had mri scan where they found the tumor. About a week later he went back into the hospital for more tests and just today I the results came back and was told that he now has stage 4 cancer. The cancer started in his brain and is spread to other parts of his body. I find it very hard to cope with this news and living so far away from him, i'm wondering should I take some time off work to go see him again. I'm only back in the uk over a week from spending time with him at home but the rest of my family are taking good care of him as well as the doctors at the hospital. He is home at the moment but I'm not sure for how long. The family say, he can't be cured but he just has to get radiation on the brain and chemo done. To be honest, I am just worried and not sure what to do. But I'm a pretty positive guy and I was very encouraging while I spent the past few weeks with my dad while I was at home. He really appreciated that I visited him but he also understands that I also need to work too. 

I don't usually get emotionally upset, especially when i'm around him.

Has there been cases where stage 4 is treatable and is there a chance he may live for a few more years?

So sad to hear this news today. Any advice would be appreciated. 

Thanks 

Jay