Hello everyone,

I came across this forum and everyone seems very supportive and welcoming so here goes.. My dad has prostate cancer and it was diagnosed too late as it had already spread to his bones, we were devastated- he went through radiation and chemo treatments. He went into remission and has been coping for around 4 years. A few months ago he was diagnosed with lung cancer, he went through chemo treatments like before but this time it was different, he lost so much weight he was unrecognisable. I was told it was terminal cancer. He stopped eating the things he loved, stopped drinking tea and eventually stopped eating solid food at all due to the sickness. We decided to stop the chemo at this point. He is now not the dad I knew, he stays in bed & drinks nutrition drinks to keep him going. I know that his illness is terminal but it’s so hard to believe, I don’t want it to be true. I think and hope a miracle will happen. I know the inevitable but it’s still so hard to comprehend. My dad is understandable depressed but I feel he has given up fighting- will counselling help? My mum is a carer for elderly people now a carer for my dad too. It’s very hard for us all but my mum thinks he is just going to get better & isn’t facing the truth even when palative carers are starting to come in everyday to our home. I feel so helpless and I don’t know what I can do to help my dad and my mum. Has anyone been in the same situation.. what can I do to help..