Hi, my dad had surgery to remove a tumour found in his bowel in Feb. Three weeks later at his follow up appt we were told that it was a stage 4 colorectal cancer and that they weren't able to remove the whole tumour. They also said that it had spread to his peritoneum and that 12 out of 15 lymph nodes taken were positive. They recommended 12 cycles of chemo. He had a pet scan before treatment started and that showed it had spread to his spine and ribs. There was also a hot spot in his oesophagus which he is going to have an OGD to investigate this tomorrow. First cycle of chemo was fine with little to no side effects but the second has been horrendous and completely wiped him out. He was unable to have the 3rd cycle as he was too weak and had lost too much weight so is rebooked for next week. Dad is almost 79, is a type 1 diabetic and has AF. He has been living with me since our mum died in September last year from an undiagnosed lung cancer. I am struggling to cope with whats happening and don't know how we're going to cope with what's coming. We received the latest clinic letter this morning which mentions a moderately differentiated mucinous adenocarcinoma of caecum, KRAS wild type?? I am scared and confused, can anybody advise what all this means. 

Thankyou

Debbie