katieloumatt
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Jolene,
I went to church this morning and remembered your Dad in my prayers along with my own Dad, it is 10 weeks ago today that he passed away…
I hope you have had a special weekend sharing your birthday memories of your beloved Dad.
Katie
Jolene,
Thank you for your kind words of support. I am so sorry for the loss of your Daddy.
What I am struggling with more than anything at the moment is I have so many unanswered questions….
We only had 7 weeks from my Dad’s diagnosis til his death. He had no symptoms, no pain, weightloss or jaundice. Just a blood picture that was a bit ‘askew’… I think that is what is so hard to accept.
I live in England and I travelled to Florida to support my Mum and Dad through the surgery, we waved good bye to my Dad on the morning of his surgery and never saw him awake again. He never regained consciousness, the cancer was bigger and more extensive than the surgeon’s estimates.
Father’s Day was spent for us reading him his cards and willing him to wake up… It didn’t work, he passed away 9 days after his surgery.
Leaving my Mum behind in Florida when my husband, my children and myself returned to England was the hardest parting ever… I had been there 7 weeks to help and support her.
I hope my Dad knows how much we all miss him and love him and that we are so very proud of him…
Katie
Kris,
Thank You so much for your reassurance that Dad did what he believed was the right option for him.
As I was reading your post I had tears streaming down my face, thank you to be able to support me whilst fighting this disease yourself.
I have put pen to paper and intend to mail off my list of questions and concerns to the surgeon, then maybe just maybe I can move on….
Good Luck with your treatment, I shall keep checking in to follow your progress.
Katie
Thank You Lainy for your lovely words. I have saved them to read when I feel so hopeless which at the moment feels like most of the time….
I wonder if anyone can help me with one thing? I have several questions I would like the surgeon to answer, do you think it would be in order to write or email him?
In England it is the norm for doctors to invite patient’s families back to discuss treatment/outcomes etc if the patient dies. Obviously I am not able to do that because of the distance so I thought I might get some closure if I put my concerns and issues on paper….
By the way I realise my post is in the wrong section, I wasn’t able to post on the introductions board for some reason. Please feel free to move it if you want
