Losing my dad 6 weeks ago - feel like we were robbed of the time we had left together

I’ve recently lost my dad to cancer, he had stage 4 lung cancer and had a year to live. He died after 6 months due to it spreading to his brain, although this couldn’t be prevented I feel like we have been robbed of the time he had left. My dad went into hospital very confused in April then had a seizure the next day, it took the hospital nearly a week to do a scan to see if it had spread to his brain in which it had and he died 2 days later. Has anyone else had this happen? I know they are busy but I feel like he just wasn’t cared for 

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  • A very warm welcome to the forum Zoeylouise, although I'm very sorry to hear about your dad. You have my heartfelt condolences for your loss.

    I can't begin to imagine how difficult things must be for you right now, especially when you feel like you were robbed of the extra time you could have had with your dad, but I hope it helps to know that you are not alone and I'm sure some of our members who have been in a similar situation will stop by soon to share their experiences and advice. 

    If you really do feel something was amiss in the week before he passed, you may want to look in to making a formal complaint.

    Coping with grief is very tough but we are for you Zoeylouise, and are sending you all our strength and support.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • A very warm welcome to the forum Zoeylouise, although I'm very sorry to hear about your dad. You have my heartfelt condolences for your loss.

    I can't begin to imagine how difficult things must be for you right now, especially when you feel like you were robbed of the extra time you could have had with your dad, but I hope it helps to know that you are not alone and I'm sure some of our members who have been in a similar situation will stop by soon to share their experiences and advice. 

    If you really do feel something was amiss in the week before he passed, you may want to look in to making a formal complaint.

    Coping with grief is very tough but we are for you Zoeylouise, and are sending you all our strength and support.

    Kind regards,

    Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator

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