Dad dying of cancer soon - anticipation grief

Hello everyone

not too sure what I'm doing posting here or if I'll get a reply but I just wanted to share my story and maybe take comfort in people who have found themselves in similar situations.

My dad (62) was diagnosed with stage 4 ascending colon cancer in 2018. In the past 4 years he's been through 2 rounds of chemo, 2 cycles of radiotherapy and 3 surgery's to try and combat the disease. Recently he'd been having a lot of Gastrointestinal problems whilst having radiotherapy on a brain met so he went in for a scan and they've found it's aggressively spread around the body showing uncountable lesions in his liver and lungs.
 

They've given him a few weeks at most and I'm really struggling with dealing with this. It was always, over the last 4 years a distant thought. Now we're faced with the reality that it's coming soon, watching him and all my family accept there's no hope is heartbreaking. Conversations from yesterday ( the day they told him it's spread ) such as "at least you know your loved" and "nobody could have fought as hard as you" have broke me to my core and the anticipation grief is really kicking in. 
 

how are you supposed to deal with having no how and just accept this? My dads a medical man and has been fighting a researching throughout, so he's struggling and terrified now there is no hope. It's hard to see such an intelligent strong man so weak and scared. 
 

anyway, thanks for reading, I hope if you're reading this and have been through anything similar , you're at peace.

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  • Hi Jamal

    So sorry to read your post and what you're going through. I've been there with my husband right to the last breath and it's incredibly hard when there is little you can do but be strong to help them on their journey. I now have cancer too so having done this with my husband know my fate too.

    All i can say to you is no matter what: your dads needs now are greater than any fears you have so keep strong, make sure anything you want to tell him is said, spend as much time as you can with him letting him know he's loved and being with him will ease his fears / being scared.

    Biggest hug ever to you.

    Xxx

  • Thank you for your advice and kind words

    i wish you strength in your journey and I hope you have support around you from the ones you love. Please if you ever feel like you need to, post here and people will be there to listen

  • Awwwww what a lovely fella you are, taking the time to reply to everybody in your time of need.

    If you need a shoulder, i have two anytime.

    Keep strong

    Xxx

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