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How do you wrap your mind around...

To your parent slowly dying of an aggressive disease?

My dads been diagnosed two weeks ago with aggressive Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He "may" still be able to get low dose chemotherapy, we are getting a second opinion, but his current doctor has said he's too compromised to receive it. That it could kill him before he even just passed naturally.
It's all so sudden, to realize that within a short time my dad could die. We were not too close, as he defended my psychotic awful mothers abuse for MANY years.
But, at least we could occasionally laugh, and we used to binge Vikings, The Sopranos and a few other shows.
I'm just so sad, because I wish I could understand why people get horrible deadly diseases. It's just not right in my mind and sadness doesn't quite encompass it
I feel mad and also helpless. But very sad that his body is being ravaged daily, with no actual treatment.
I wish this was a dream. I'm trying though to watch TV with him still, or laugh when possible.
I do love my dad and I don't want him to go😟
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FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F
I lost both parents to cancer , it's the worst way to die. 😞
Coralmist · 41-45, F
@FreeSpirit1 Did they get treatment? I'm sorry to hear that Free🌺 😟
FreeSpirit1 · 51-55, F
@Coralmist My Mom had one round of Chemo and she died 6 months after she was diagnosed. My father had no chemo and lasted 8 months
Coralmist · 41-45, F
@FreeSpirit1 Oh wow. 8 months or 6 is so small a time frame. They're saying several weeks to a few months for him. 😟