Thank you for your messages ❤️ Dad’s funeral is tomorrow, 10am, UK time. This past week has been a bit of a blur. My Mum and aunt have done a wonderful job of organising everything. My brother and I...
I've just lost my father to PCa too. I will include your friend in my prayers. He sounds like an incredible man. RIP X...
Thank you for all your messages ❤️ Dennis... I vaguely recall someone pointing me in the direction of this forum... and so it was you. Thank you.. it’s been a God send. I’m in a strange place right...
My beautiful Dad passed away earlier today. I want to thank every single one of you for all of your support along the way. It was pretty traumatic this morning, after a broken syringe driver this...
I’m sorry to hear about how many of you have been through this... it comes to us all at some point... all we can pray for is a peaceful passing. Dad is still holding on.. we are all with him... we...
Thank you all for responding. It’s really hard... my heart is breaking. We are just sitting with him, he doesn’t really open his eyes a lot but we are here with him. K x...
Thank you for your prayers and kind words ❤️ I’m just sorry it’s so miserable. We had overnight care last night and he actually managed to take some water through a little ‘dropper’ ... he woke...
Thank you for all your words... it’s a difficult road to tread. All of you who have lost loved ones please know that I have read your messages and said a little prayer. Since I last posted... I can’t...
Thanks for all your support. It’s kind of you to say that I’m being helpful... I don’t feel it. I would like to comment on each and every one of your comments but I’m a little (rather a lot)!tired...
Thank you all for your responses. It means a great deal. Ok... When the Dr checked his oxygen levels they were 95%, followed by a reading of 99%... so the palliative care nurse thinks he doesn't need...
Hi everyone... An update. Dad has deteriorated a lot within the last few days. He's not in pain particularly but he's incredibly breathless. We are now in the process of trying to arrange overnight...
Thank you for your response. I really needed to vent last night. I think I probably will go and talk with a grief counsellor at some point, right now all my time is spent with my Dad. I’m sorry to...
Hi everyone :) I've used the healingwell forum for the past few years, my father has prostate cancer and I've found the guys on the forum to be a great support. Now... I'm here. I'm posting because...
May he be resting in peace x...
I’m sorry to hear this Todd. I just pray that he’s not in any pain. Sending love and strength your way x...
Thank you for your responses. He is still drinking and still passing urine. He eats too... only sweet things , sometimes a little toast. That’s worth noting Halbert... and will keep an eye on it. On...
I should mention that Dad was taken off Zytiga after 3 months as his psa was climbing rapidly. The last test he had it was 488. After that he stopped being tested. We have explored all avenues and...
Hi all, I hope that you are all doing and feeling well. I see lots of new names have appeared on the forum since I last posted... sorry to see that you’re here... but you are definitely in the right...
Fantastic news x...
Hi Lisa :) sounds pretty positive to me. Praying that your Dad responds well to this drug. Much love x...
I'm very sorry to hear that your friend passed away. May he rest in peace X...
Hi Lisa :) he’s picked up again since coming out of hospital. He’s back in to the routine of having his medicines, sickness is back under control. The only difference now is that he’s in bed all the...
Oh Lisa... I feel for you. I really do. I understand that you must be hurt after finding out he’s lied about it, but as someone has already mentioned ... I would say he’s just protecting you as he...
Thank you Halbert :) you are right... I'm hoping that he will settle, the district nurses did say that it might take a couple of days ... Apologies for ranting... I just had to vent somewhere....
Hi all and thank you for your messages :) Dad is out of hospital... Thank God. I've got to say, it was absolutely dreadful. They weren't giving him his medicines, at one point we were told 'we didn't...
Thank you for your messages. What a whirlwind of a few days! With regard to the comment about inconsistent care... I do have to agree. I don’t mean in terms of the choices made by his oncologist. He...
You’re all amazing ❤️ Thank you so much for your prayers and messages. It helps so much. Spoke to the consultant, it isn’t a pulmonary embolism, it was caused by low bp so they’ve taken him off the...
Thank you for your message Pratoman. I hope he recovers from this episode too 😘 Prior to this he had had a really good few days. I've just been reading a little about DNR, it seems to be that in the...
Hi Lisa ❤️ Just wanted to send my love to you and your family. From what I've read from your post, I'm trying to focus on the positive. They seem to be willing to try other options and that is surely...
A little update, as always I find it helps to post here when times are tough. Very frightening afternoon yesterday, Dad was not good and particularly weak. Late afternoon he decided he wanted to move...
Thank you for your prayers everyone ... I didn’t really expect responses as my initial post was just a few thoughts. We had a wonderful day yesterday really... the best in a long time. It’s only a...
Thank you for commenting Tall Allen. That’s true. The suggestion of possible radiotherapy ...I suppose it also made me wonder if the situation we are in is likely to continue for longer than I...
Thank you for your messages ❤️...
Just a little update. Dad went to see his oncologist today. As we were told last time that there was to be no further treatment we did wonder if it was a good idea to go but my Dad, Aunty and Mum...
I see... Let's hope that those issues will be addressed so this can be another option for some men X...
In the UK news today....some/most of you may be aware of this already but thought I would post anyway just in case it might help someone out....
Thank you for responding Beth. He does have a wheelchair, wheeler, hospital bed and all the other things you mentioned. He was able to walk to the bathroom with his wheeler but this past week I have...
NKinney.. Please don't worry, I'm not at all upset with anything that has been written. In fact I appreciate people taking the time to even read, never mind post ideas. Fairwind... I should probably...
Fairwind: my father was 79 in April. X...
Thank you celebrate life and NKinney for your input. Much appreciated. We do use a fan as he's very hot and sweaty one minute and then chilly the next... So it's a great help when he's hot. Beth......
Hi Halbert :) I took notes on the sauce :) yes... Dad eats what he likes... Some days it's very little but at least it's something. He loves ice cream and often that's all he fancies, so that's what...
Thank you to those that have responded since my last post. Dad was adamant about attending the ENT appointment, just popped him in the wheelchair and we were in and out in no time. The consultant was...
Thank you for sharing your experience Halbert. Your experience further shows how everyones case is different, my Dad has been on morphine for a number of months now. Although he’s never really...
Hello ... I just wanted to say that I'm thinking of you. My Dad is in the same position. He was taking Zytiga but it didn't work for him and so that was stopped... I would say around 2 months ago....
NKinney... perhaps I’m not wording my posts very well. Trust me... I have accepted the inevitable however... as my Dad is not in pain and still gets enjoyment out of life and has the desire to keep...
Hi Lisa :) thank you for asking. He cancelled the ear, nose and throat appointment... well... changed it to the following week. I called ahead to ensure no procedures were going to take place, I was...
Well... I spoke to Dad’s general practitioner, a very pleasant man... I didn’t call to complain about anything, simply just to understand why he had made the decision to send Dad for tests. After a...
Congratulations. Great thank hear that you’re doing well :) x...
142: it’s the same here, the generic the general practitioner deals with. Lisa: just a little sad about it but the general practitioner has a duty to conduct some sort of investigation I suppose. You...
So I got a message to his oncologist and his response was ‘get In touch with his general practitioner and ask him what benefit he feels will be gained from this’ Tomorrow I have booked a telephone...