Got back from visiting my grandfather... · 1:57am Nov 4th, 2013
...And, well, it sounds like he's done. He's going to sell his car, has cancelled his membership at the local golf course, and is making all the final arrangements for when he goes. The tumor on his liver is too large to be operable (12 cm. the maximum they remove is 5cm).
I don't know how long he has left, but I'm not sure it matters right now. Writing is taking a back-seat to mourning at the moment, as I wish to mourn his eventual passing now that it's coming sooner rather than later, so that when he does go I can get right down to the business of settling his estate. My mom is going by once a week to help out with him and my grandmother with everything (my grandmother can't drive and he isn't driving on account of being so ill so my mom is her lifeline).
Also, his doctor prescribed what is basically chemo in a pill to keep the tumor from metastasizing and make his final days more comfortable, but he refuses to take them. I don't want to think of him dying in horrible pain, but there's nothing I can do.
So, yeah, that's where I'm at right now. We'll see what happens in the coming weeks and months, of course, but for now...
I shall be praying for him, and for your family, in this painful time. If you ever need someone to talk to, let me know.
I honestly don't know what to say. I'm sorry, it's hard to lose a loved one to cancer, I know. Just be safe and take all the time you need and let us know if you need to talk we'll be here.
Yikes. My sympathies towards you and your loved ones. Stay safe, yeah?