Hi and sorry to see the reason behind your visit to the forum.  My husband had mesothelioma and tended to withdraw into himself.  He eventually told me it was his way of coping with the emotional side of the illness. It is never easy to watch a loved one coping with such an illness but keeping as much normality as is possible was a great help to us as a family. Every journey is very personal to the family involved but our kids/grandkids just chose to spend as much time as was possible sitting and chatting about general day to day stuff.  We were lucky to be able to do this in our own home because this is what he wanted.  My Dad, on the other  hand, when he was diagosed with cancer, chose to spend his last days in a hospice rather than the hospital.

It is hard to be hit with this news and only have a short time to get your head around everything and if I was to offer any kind of advice it was to carry on being you and tell your Dad how you feel. This forum offers the space to offload your feelings and ask questions and there are many here who will show understanding and support. Take any support offered as this does help you cope.  Jules54