Rebekah

Rebekah, I am sorry to hear about your father's cancer, and I can understand his reaction to what is happening. There's no question that just having the disease and facing a diagnosis like his can be most upsetting and create very emotional responses. Speaking from experience, I can assure you that these new emotions are further compounded by the hormone treatments. A natural side effect of the hormone treatments is to become more emotional. One of our fellow survivor's comments was "now I understand what my wife was going through" during menopause. While it does not make things easier, just try to understand it's not totally under his control. It doesn't hurt to cry either, it can provide a significant release to someone in his position. Know that our prayers are with you, your father and your family.

HI! I have my FIL and he is on oxygen now because he was getting out of breath fast too. He wouldn't use it for awhile but then we had to get Hospice involved and between the nurses and the family doctor he decided that it would help. He does still try and take it off from time to time but then again he is 81 and not doing well now. I hope for you that things get better, sometimes it is the little things that seem to be the hardest to accept. Good Luck! Email me if you would like. I will try and listen.

Welcome to the WhatNext family! The WhatNext family is made up of people like you who are looking for help or looking to help others. To help you along your journey the WhatNext family has put together a Beginner's Guide to Cancer that I highly recommend you check-out here: http://bit.ly/10BQKCi. Also, please do not hesitate to reach out to others or ask for help.

Wishing you the best.

David
Founder, WhatNexter