Hi everyone thanks for letting me join, I have a problem Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer March 15 he also has COPD and respitory failure he got 5 week radio treatment as he was far too weak for chemo. In March gone on Paddys day we were told he was at end of life care but 2 days later he bounced back and this has happened 5 times since. Yesterday he was very grey looking and he has been asleep for 2 days straight no food or drink for 4 days but an hour ago he woke and asked for a cup of tea so I gave it to him and to be honest he looks the picture of health apart from the sleeping. We have been told by the hospice nurse that he seems fine for now but the end is pretty near. I was wondering of anyone could shed a bit of light on this for me as we really don't understand how he can keep bouncing back from death like that but each eposide is leaving him weaker and weaker he is only 61 but weighs just under 6 st he looks so frail but omg he has some fighting spirit. The nurse said that he times between each bad turn is getting shorter and shorter so I am wondering hiw to pin point how much time we really have left. He is far too weak and frail to do anything or go anywhere but we could do something at home to cheer him up a bit. I read somehere last night that if he declines week to week then we are talking of a matter of weeks only because he bounces back each time the hospice have said they cant give us a time frame. I am angry hurt and confused my pops is ny hero he raised us all on his own and he was always there no matter what it is killing me seeing this shell of a man in the bed where my superman used to be.