Hoping for a miracle

Ok so my dad has been unwell recently we have been back and forward to the doctors. They sent him for a chest x-ray a few days later he got a letter to go for a ct scan then a letter came to go to the respiratory department at the hospital that isn't until this Monday 7th Aug. 

However we were at the doctors on Tuesday and he had a quick look at the X-ray and said it's looking like a lung cancer that is also on his spine , lower back and ribs. He said it's looking more like palliative care than being able to be treated. He did say take what he said with a pinch of salt and wait until Monday to see what the hospital have to say! 

My whole world has been ripped apart I've always been such a daddy's girl. My heart is breaking. I have took the decision and brought my wedding forward to 22nd September 7 weeks away, my dad's wish has always been to see me married before he passes and I want nothing more than my dad to give me away on my big day. Everything is in place for 22nd. But now I just keep thinking what if my dad is to sick to attend or worse what if he is gone. Has anyone been in this position that can talk to me. If it is terminal how long do you think we have got? I'm hoping the wedding will give him something to keep strong for. 

  • So so sorry it's never easy hearing this sort of news .... The only thing l can say is try to take one day at a

    Time and one thing as this has helped me cope ... I've lost my mum and dad too and was having visions of me just screaming at her funeral ... On the day l just felt her near me saying I'm not there in the coffin , I'm right here beside you ...lt gave me a strength I've carried with me from that day to this ... Since my breast cancer masectomy l have found feathers every where  

    I've tried to keep my sons strong and told them they will never loose me I'll be right there beside them too xx so whatever the future holds I'm sure he will still be there watching his baby as well ...

    My thoughts are with you ... We don't loose them , they just wait for us ... Big hug xx

  • Hi Jenna,

    Try not to give up hope - you won't know what your Dad is actually facing until after you get the results of his CT scan which may not be for a week to ten days after the actual scan.

    Your GP is right to say to take his opinions with a pinch of salt, but he is also right in helping prepare you for whatever the diagnosis and prognosis might be.

    He will need all the support you can give him. You wouldn't be human if you weren't worried, but not everyone with a late stage cancer diagnosis is fated to die within a few weeks. Even without a miracle happening, many of us diagnosed with a Stage 4 cancer live far longer than we would have done even ten years ago. 

    Good luck and best wishes.

    Dave