My father has stage 4 brain cancer.

Hi, where do I start, back in February 2018 my dad became ill and had to have time off work, the doctors said he had a nerval disfunction which was causing headaches and drowsiness. End of march 2018 he had got alot worse becoming bed bound. Urinating himself, trips and falls. One day I was at work and luckily he had his phone on him, he ring and said he had collapsed, I raced home to find him laying there unable to get up, over time I managed to lift him and get him into the bed, I rung 999 and paramedics arrived stating it was a severe migrane and advised pain killers. The next day, same happened again. I called paramedics out and truthfully lost it, saying that if they didn't take him for a scan then I would. We arrived at the hospital and waited for the results of a ct scan. The results revealed a stage 4 miglilant tumor. And it had been growing for approx a year before the symptoms started. He had surgery and had approx 65% of the tumor removed. Now months later, my dad now has loss off memory and headaches, I know one day, sadly, this will be the death of my dad. But we go each and everyday trying to ignore the fact of his condition and aim to beat it, it will not beat my father, my best friend, my Partner in crime, without him, I honestly don't know how I will cope, if there is anyone out there with the same situation with a family member or even a friend, feel free to comment because together. We will beat cancer. 

  • hi Rhysey

    sorry to hear about your dad, I am in the same boat I had a grade 3 tumour back in 2011 and was in remission until feb this year. I also had surgery followed by a cfs leak and infection of the bone flap had a two month hospital stay so they had to go back in and cut out the infected bone. I am only 35 and just had my two year wedding anniversary in October this year

    i have been doing a lot of research and please do look at foundation one website or one foundation I can’t remember which way the words go, I don’t want to die yet I’m so scared but I try to stay positive and surround myself with positive people, all we can do is take one day at a time

    i am planning to see a specialist in London and will prob have to start a crowd funding page as treatment is so expensive if you go private

    i pray for your dad and myself to give you some hope I have done a lot of work with CRUK 

    take care all the best 

    Parmz