My dad is dying and I'm scared

I'm 17, just turned, and my dad is 54. I live with my younger sister (m, 13) and my mum (s, 50). My dad was diagnosed over a year and a half ago in march 2018 with osoephageal cancer and has since had many bouts of chemo and a huge operation. We were told a few months ago that his cancer is incurable and in recent days hes gotten a lot worse very quickly. The nurses came today and we've been told that he is in fact dying. I sort of knew it was coming but I didn't want to believe it. We could have anywhere between a few days to a couple weeks left with him. I'm so scared. I'm not at all prepared, it's all happened so suddenly and I don't know what to do. I'm so worried for my sister and my mum and im trying so hard to stay strong for them but it's so difficult. I'm not ready for him to go, there's so many things I still want him to see. It's so hard to cope and I just don't know what to do. I've struggled with mental health issues and I used to self harm, and that's not something I want to turn back to because that would just hurt my mum even more. I'm just completely lost. If anyone has any advice I would be forever grateful

  • Hi there ...

    So so sorry your going through this heartbraking time at the moment... and having lost my mum and dad quite early .. and mum to a sudden heart attack... it's never easy, and wer never ready to let them go .. 

    It's even harder coz your just starting out .. all I can say is my mum died befor I got to the hospital that day.. I never got to say those words I so wanted to .. that I was so proud to be her daughter... in the flick of an eye she'd gone ..  

    You have that chance I didn't get .. tell him all that's in your heart .. share tears and admit your scared .. we all are .. as much as you love your mum and sibling, they to have to go through their pain .. there's no easy way round it .. and you can't take their pain away .. you need to care for you .. but if you all share feelings and hold on equally together, you'll help each other through ..

    Think you'll find everyone including your dad is trying to be strong for everyone else .. that's when things are left unsaid .. it's a time for you all to listen to each other... to share .. if you can all do that .. and know it's o.k to cry .. or cuss .. or be scared .. know it's just being like everyone else when they loose someone close .. 

    You won't loose your dad .. look in the mirror...he's right there .. your half of him .. you can carry him safely in your heart on your journey through life... trust me .. he'll be watching over you .. I've felt my mum so many times .. telling me she's right by my side ..  so you hold on to each moment you get each day is a bonus, and what I'd give to see my mum for one more day... even one hour .. so hold his hand .. and they say hearing is the last thing to go... so keep talking , he'll hear you ...

    Sending you a vertual hug...  Chrissie xx

  • Please keep going, day by day.

    i understand what you’re going through. My dad died suddenly of pancreatic cancer. I was 16 then, I’m 44 now. I had mental health issues from then.  Are you close with your family? 

     

    best, ben