Hi. New here after my grandfather receiving a terminal diagnosis a week ago.

Primary was bowel but has mets in lungs, kidneys, liver and brain.He is being treated only with dexamethasone to reduce swelling as he was very confused.

The prognosis is 4 to 6 weeks and I am under no illusion that he will deteriorate, but other family members are finding it hard to reconcile the prognosis with the man they see in front of them.

Since starting the drug he has become more lucid, is managing some daily activities and is eating like a horse . Some minor confusion but very "sprightly" all in all! ( im aware the steroids can assist in increased appetite)

Am I wrong to feel more prepared than the others? Or am I being defeatist?  He certainly doesn't seem like a man a few weeks from death. 

My heart is breaking but I'm trying to make sense of it all.