Well over the past 2 days I have been going with my father to a few medical appointments about his heart condition and prostate cancer. They informed us that his cancer has changed from prostate to metastasis cancer which is the spread of cancer. So right now its just in his hip bone. They told us that he has a few years(5 give or take) left before the hormone treatment stops working, then I guess they try chemo, and yea.....I dont think its really hit me yet, im sure sooner or later it will. But just been a lil weird the last 2 days at home, kindof trying to appreciate every lil moment.


Hes in ok health condition besides that, and with everything he has been through I'd say his spirits are good, he was a lil down when they told him the news. Because it ment he was no longer eligable for a heart transplant, which he was getting looked at for... but yea anyone else deal with something similar. how did you coupe?

 

:hs: Damn Los.... I had no idea.

My father has had two congestive heart faliures in the last 5 years. Watching him with tubes coming out of everywhere wasn't easy. He's battling kidney issues and high blood pressure at the moment.

All that I can say is to just vibe with him. Don't argue over stupid shit with him, and make him laugh when you see him in a good mood Perception is all we really have, so I do my best to give my Pops what he wants. Good conversation, good food, good laughs. I don't know when his time is going to be up.. shit... I might go before him, who knows.

I bet you're one of his Heros, so keep your shit clean and just be there for him.

 

cant say i have but sorry to here lil dude.

 

My dad has beat Thyroid cancer twice and now it's back again. He's been living with it for 2 years now...and I don't really think about it. After he went into surgery the first time it hit me, but I guess over time, you accept it, appreciate the time that you spend with them and wait on the call to rush to their death-bed...A very morbid thought but it's a part of life and eventually, will happen to all of us.

 

thanks yea we laugh a whole lot at him with him however. and yea I'm trying to be there. We dont have the talkative relationship, but we'll see, im gonna try. We might take a trip out of the country sometime this year. maybe to costa rica

 

Sorry to hear Carlos. My grandpa died 5 years ago of emphyzema. My dad finally quit smoking after that. I missed him when I moved away. I dont look forward to the day he's not around anymore. We clash alot since I've been living back at the house but hey thats life. I'm sure he looks at you and see how strong you were

 

sorry to hear about your dad

The closest thing i had to deal with was my grandmother having parkinson's and watching her go from an independent able person to being stuck in a wheel chair and not even being able to talk and eventually dying all in the span of about 4 years.

I just always tried to remember how she was before and think about the good times. It was kind of a relief when she died since we knew she was no longer suffering.

It was really hard since i grew up around her. She lived about 15-20min from me my entire life so she was a part of my life, not some relative i saw on special occasions.

 

i have no experience with anything like this, but my mom has had diabetes since she was 4 (shes 54 now). so its always kind of in the back of my mind.

my dad is as strong as a horse and is probably the strongest / toughest guy i know.

either way, this past week, my dad had knee surgery and found out his acl is shot, and then after that his back got all fucked up and he could barely walk. it was rough to just hear it, since im not around them anymore. he is alright now though.

he is doing alright now, but my relationship with my parents now is more like i am good friends with them. i talk on the phone with them, like any other friend, it feels so great to have that kind of relationship with them.

hope everything turns out alright :thumbup:

 

Truth.
Cancer is incurable.
If a cell differentiates abnormally we cant fix that at the moment, jusr kill off the abnormal cells and hope they dont divide all fucked up . Whats crazy is that one out of every 3 people around the world will die and/or be affected by cancer.

Just be strong man.

 

I can't say I don't know how you feel.