Sharp Blue: Days to weeks

My dad was moved to the Bristol Oncology Centre today and they then told us that the elevated calcium level in his blood indicates that the cancer has become very aggressive, that this means that the thalidomide is no longer working, that he’s currently too weak to take the other possible treatments, and that he probably won’t regain enough strength to make further treatment an option. They can’t put an accurate timescale on things, but they said it would be “days to weeks” till the end. Until this evening, nobody had mentioned the possibility that he might now have end-stage cancer, let alone used the word “terminal”. Last time we saw the oncology consultant, he’d sounded so positive… I don’t know when I’ll update here next, nor when I’ll be able to reply to emails (although I will try to find time to read them sometimes, if possible). Thank you to everyone who has been supportive.