Hi,

This is a difficult question to answer without all the details about your Dad and his cancer. Also how old you both are, to enable an appropriate answer to be given. It would be good if you could ask your Dad how he thinks things are.

None of us are doctors or nurses (unless you post under Ask the Nurses) - e.g. I'm just another cancer patient. 

There is some useful information on the CRUK website about what often happens when things reach the end of life stage but it doesn't like he is at that stage yet if he is still getting out and about www.cancerresearchuk.org/.../final-days

Good luck

Dave

Hello,

I’m very sorry to hear about your dad. It’s such a difficult time.

I would recommend a book called With The End In Mind by Kathryn Mannix.She has been a Palliative Care Doctor for over 30 years in the UK and has witnessed many people die. It’s a book which gives comfort as it takes a lot of the fear away. She explains that in the same way as with child birth, there is a pattern and women know what to expect, it’s the same with dying and having the knowledge of what’s happening can be helpful rather than not understanding what’s going on and being worried and scared as a result. 

I wish you well.

Thanks for answers! 

Dad is still with us... but i m worring he just might have few weeks left... if thats... 

he lost appetite, eat like a bird... he have now water in his stomach, he become yellow again (1st time beginning of January), and other sympthons of end of liver disease... 

i just dont know what next day will bring... if he wake up, i m scared if he s not answering his phone... he is 58 and i am 30... he lives with my mum but she is working so cant be with him all the time.  Also he lost faith in live... he just doesnt care about anything anymore... it is sad to see someone going piece by piece everyday...