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Ever face something so horrible you can't accept it?

My dad is dying from aggressive cancer. They wouldn't do chemo because he is already compromised being bed bound before his diagnosis, having a blood clot last year and being a stroke victim. They said chemo will kill someone with aggressive cancer , who is compromised, before the actual disease does.

This was VERY DIFFICULT to accept. Knowing he still could have possibly tried chemo, but that it was a "high chance" he'd get so sick he'd die sooner. It's just horrible this life sometimes. My dad just turned 72. He's in hospice now and was so miserable tonight..moaning and unable to articulate what he wanted to say. This is the first night it's happened we couldn't understand him. 😟I guess they said if he did do chemo it would have only provided a month more for him..but he'd be even more ill .
I'm not religious so I wish I knew when he passes, what will happen. I'm trying to remind myself his spirit will always be here. He will live on with me, and maybe another realm, who knows?? Thanks for hearing me vent. It's been agonizing facing this all so fast.Im trying to accept it but it's truly hard.
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VersesAndBruises · F Best Comment
I’m so incredibly sorry. What you’re facing is unbearably hard, and the way it’s all happening so fast makes it even more cruel. Having to accept a decision like that—knowing there were options but also knowing they would only bring more suffering—is an impossible weight to carry.

Watching someone you love decline, especially seeing him uncomfortable and struggling to communicate, is agonizing in a way nothing really prepares you for. It makes complete sense that you’re struggling to accept it. Anyone would.

Even if you’re not religious, I truly believe love doesn’t just disappear. The bond you have with your dad, the pieces of him that shaped you, those stay with you always. His spirit, in whatever form that takes, is already part of you.

Thank you for trusting us with something so raw and painful. You’re not alone in this, even when it feels unbearably lonely. Holding you and your dad in my thoughts 🤍
Baybreeze · 41-45, F
@VersesAndBruises Thank you for your reflective reply, it means a lot. 🌻

Platinum · M
Sorry for your dad and you.....ive been waiting for a hip replacement for a few years and now they tell me because of a weak heart ive got a " high chance " i could die...i feel ok but cant walk without a frame but at my age it might not be worth having the op.....
Watching a parent suffer is horrible and I’m sure he’s lucky to have children who are at his side in this trying time. All you can do is be there for him. You are a good daughter ! Hang in there!
Baybreeze · 41-45, F
@BiasForAction Thank you Bias🌼
I am and many others feel your pain

PLEASE, this is not venting at all it is your own personal feelings
Cigarguy · 41-45, C
@Baybreeze I am sorry I thought I read you were worried about people here treating you poorly and not understanding your trauma 💔. Maybe I confused a few post together, I'm sorry.


Just remember let yourself deal with the loss the way it needs to. Don't fight it. It's your faith it's your trauma it's your grief you deal with it the way you need to. There is no wrong way to deal with this loss when it comes and doesn't feel bad for what you and your body needs to do if it happens.
Baybreeze · 41-45, F
@Cigarguy Ty for your thoughtful words
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Jenny1234 · 56-60, F
Take it one day at a time. I’m sorry you’re going through all this. We’re here for you
CreyvinMoorhead · 41-45, M
The hardest part of loving someone is knowing when to let them go.

Grief is the price we pay for love

🌹

 
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