Hi all, just want to say thanks again for the really nice replies to my original post. I haven’t had much chance to come back to this forum so apologise for the delay in responding. My Dad is doing ‘ok’ ish… we’ve had a few blips where we’ve had to get to hospital quickly (rigors and fever). So far, antibiotics and pain killers seem to be keeping things together. Dad is weak and has not regained any weight so always looks fragile. He’s a tall man which also makes him look thinner. Dad was diagnosed 6 months ago and every month I worry that we’re closer to losing him. We still don’t talk about the diagnosis or prognosis (which he doesn’t know) and, although I think he does know he has cancer, he doesn’t want to acknowledge it or let it overtake his life. I’ve been reading a lot of posts tonight and send my best wishes to everyone on this site… HBx