Hello everyone,

My Father (65) was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer back in March of this year. The tumor was large, and his symptoms were already bad at this point and Dr indicated he may not have long. I must also mention he has Alzheimer's, which is why a lot of the symptoms didn't get picked up quickly (diagnosed July 2020) so it is hard to know if how he is behaving is cancer or dementia, or both! 

It's been 5 months since his cancer diagnosis and he is still with us and was largely stable during this time (just got a little slower, sleepier, etc), but in the past week, we have seen a sudden dip.

He is hardly eating/ drinking but we are trying our best, he is very agitated refusing meds, getting angry with us (he thinks we are poisoning him), and is generally being rude, and shouting at carers (which I know can be normal of dementia, but this has only come on very recently and has largely been easy going even with Alzheimer's). What was most alarming was his mobility has really slowed down, he struggles to walk (even with help), get into bed, shower, etc. We virtually had to carry him into the house from the garden the other day. He is sleeping a lot more but also not sleeping through the night and getting up a lot. 

It's very scary how quickly he has dipped, just two weeks ago I and my sister took him out for lunch and he didn't eat too much but was considerably better than he is today. 

What I want to know are these signs he is nearing the end? I know people would rather not know but I mentally want to prepare myself and my son (5) and younger sister (23).

It has been horrible watching him decline first with dementia, now with cancer and I really don't want to lose him. I'm petrified of living my life and making plans in case he suddenly dies but until a week ago, I honestly thought we had months left.

Any help would be so appreciated.