Hi, my dad was taken into hospital nearly 2 weeks ago. He had a fall and mum couldn't get him up so had to ring 999. Paramedics took him to hospital as his temperature was over 40. They said he had pnuemonia and sepsis. Sent him for an MRI and s next day told us they found a shadow on his lung so did a CAT Scan to see better. Next day told us he had lung cancer in one lung lung, next day told us it was both lungs with asbestos. Next day after further scans told us it was in his bones. Next day told us it was in his neck and close to his spine. Next day told us it was aggressive and gone to lymph nodes ...next day we are told he has weeks to live. Gave him one shot of radiotherapy for pain and put a collar on him as his neck could snap or if the cancer got into his spinal chord he could be paralyzed. We are waiting for him to be transferred back to a local hospital where they will assess him for what he needs at home. We will then take him home and look after him. I am devastated and feel so ill myself. I take my mum everyday to hospital to see him and there been so many tears. He doesn't know how long he's got because we asked the drs not to tell him. I'm working and going to hospital every day which is 40 miles away. I feel emotionally drained and don't know what to do. My head's like a big cloud and I'm barely sleeping. Do I ask Dr for a sick note or keep going. I have 6 days holidays left at work and I'm saving those for the end when I will stay with mum and dad and help nurse him. My head's such a mess. Poor dad keeps crying when we visit him, I love him so much and I don't know how I'm going to cope without him.
