don't think about of losing him yngwie. spend more time to him, take care and comfort him, that will make him better, though he's experiencing lots of pain.
hope he'll get better soon.

I'm doing everything I can. I just wish I could be there more though. It's hard for me to get around since I have a leg disability that makes it next to impossible for me to walk, no drivers license and no car. Also, the only people that can drive me there work all day and after work, if I'm lucky, they will bring me to the hospital. So I do what I can even though I want to do much more.

I wish you and your family all the best...may your Father be well soon.
Just be with him as long as you can. Wish you all the best Yng.

I will not say that I hope he pulls though like a bunch of people have. I will say, that I hope what ever is best happens. It hurts. I lost my dad when I was in high school.

May the sun shine warmly on his face.

this is lamenting... :sadcrying

very sorry to hear this kind of situation.

Hope he'll be happy in his last hours with his children. :(

sorry to hear that mate ..

well, like you said, you hope whatever is best happens. I know that if my dad makes it out of this, but is like a vegetable he would not want to go on. He has talked about that with us (the kids) before. If he makes it out of this being the way he was before than it would be perfect.

There are only 2 outcomes in this. Good or bad and there's no way of knowing which it will be. Not yet anyway.

Losing a loved one is not easy.

I went to the hospital again earlier this morning. The nurse was a bit of a cunt so I put her in her place. I wasn't mean or anything, just put her in her place as nicely as I could. She got lucky.

We were told again that they have no idea what's causing this and they did many tests. 3 CT scans with contrast, spinal taps etc.. What pissed me off is the fact that we were also told that ANOTHER doctor who only comes on the weekends said that my dad had fluid on the brain. Well why in the fuck aren't they DRAINING the fucking shit???

They wonder why he's the way he is? The damn fluid on the brain is more than likely one of the causes. Looks to me like the doctors in this fucking town are fucking morons and the nurse... Don't get me started on that. I think we should send my dad to Toronto where he will be better looked after by SMART doctors.

The only good doctors in this town work at the cancer center.

ok now I'm more pissed. I was just informed that my dad's wife asked the doctors for my dad to send him to Toronto and they said no. Hmmm are they scared that they will get proven to be morons or that it was THEIR fucking fault?

so sorry to you and your family. I know GOD do that because GOD has a reason for everything.

wow man... if I was you I'd /insist/ him being moved asafp... It's not a prison he can be relocated/moved even checked out if you want.

My mother in laws neighbor was diagnosed with leukemia at one hospital and later died from the medication/treatment because they misdiagnosed him and the shit ran wild all while they were "treating it"...

the 2nd hospital caught it 3 weeks before he died :/

sorry to hear bout your dad hope he pulls thru,, Now GO SUE THE EVER LIVING FUCK OUT OF THE HOSPITAL OR ANY ONE WHO TOUCHED HIM!

I'm sorry to hear about your father. Everything you're describing sounds like what my grandpa went through when he was dying of cancer. He was up and down, sometimes looking like he wasn't going to live for another day, and then one day he was up and fixing things around the house... and then 24 hours later he died. :(

It sounds like cancer to me.

nah - too coincidental that the man went into the hospital for tic doloreux which has nothing to do with cancer/leukemia and 2 days later he comes down with all this stuff. if his leukemia was at risk somehow from the operation for tic doloreux they would have told him that before.

leukemia in older people can be a pretty manageable disease for many many years.

medical treatment is russian roulette - they screw up far more than most people know - we expect doctors to be infallible which I guess is unfair but not when it's you or your family's life at risk.

ya, all of this has nothing to do with the leukemia. This, to me, sounds more like a bacterial infection in the brain that happened during the operation OR after due to not closing up the cut properly.

They seem to be ignoring the fact that he has fluid on the brain which will make a person the way my dad is right now.

Im really sorry man..

I'm going to make a few calls to the "higher ups" at the hospital and get some shit done and I'm not going to be nice about it. I'm going to get shit done right. I know damn well that if they send him to Toronto that he would have a 95% chance of making it out of this ok.

If they keep him here he will only get worse because they are fucking morons.

Earlier today I contacted one of the board of directors member of the hospitals here and they put me in contact with someone that can help me. I threatened them with lawyers. I just have to wait for this person to contact me. I tried to call, but this person was not in the office, but I left a message.

I will get my fucking way whether they like it or not.

You can say that again. Sorry to hear about your dad. I suppose its apart of life and we will all lose our parents someday. I wish you the best of luck in this, the hardest of times.

Thanks for asking - she had quite a few organs removed - bladder, uterus, ovaries, etc... and is now in the midst of chemo.

She has however proven herself to be stronger than I could have imagined and her oncologists are optimistic.

<crosses fingers and knocks on wood - for both of us>

Hope your dad has a speedy recovery.

and I hope your mother gets through this and can resume her life and enjoy herself. it's a good thing that she's a strong woman.

I just got back from the hospital and my dad looks even worse. In the morning I will be calling the woman that I was told would contact me. She did, but I was in the shower adn she told me to call her in the morning.

This is really Sad man.. I Hope the best for you and your family.

Oh Yng, hope everything will turn out fine for your dad.

best wishes man thanks for sharing your story

I'm so sorry to hear that. I had a similar situation with my father exactly 10 years ago...

We're hoping for the best, but it's not looking promising.

That's what we're hoping, but as I mentioned above it's not looking promising.

no problem. This is just my way to let it all out. Sure, I can talk to family about it, but they know everything I do so talking to them about it doesn't really help.

it's not an easy thing to go through. Did your father make it out ok?

no, he passed away after 5 months of daily fighting at the age of 52. I blamed god too when it happened, blamed doctors, friends, family members... Be careful cause you sadness and anger can turn to wrong ppl. You gotta be the strong one and help him now he needs you. My best wishes.

I'm sorry to hear about his passing. It's not easy to lose a loved one. I know I blame the doctors in all of this and in the email I sent to a board of directors member I said that I would be in contact with my lawyer and if anything bad happened I would hold all the docs involved responsible. Of course, this was used as a scare tactic o get them to do more.

I wouldn't blame "god" since I don't believe in "god". In my 1st post I mention that IF "god" existed he can go fuck himself or whatever I said. I just know that what's happening now is due to something that happened during the 1st surgery. Even the doctor that called me this morning said that it may have been something to do with after the surgery.

I just hate not knowing wtf is wrong and not even the doctors can tell me. 7 or 8 docs, 2 specialists etc... and still there are no answers.

it looks like I'm getting the doctors to move their asses. After I talked to one of the board of Director members I get a call from a Patient Representative, than one of the doctors in charge (that I said I would hold responsible if anything bad happened) and now they are finally going to put a shunt to get the fluid of his brain.

At least now I know I have them worried somewhat.

Hoping for the best for your father and your family dude!
Its not an easy thing to go thru.

I lost my father about 7 years ago when I was only 23, he was 73.
Then, as fate would have it, my gf's father passed away from cancer 2 years ago on 9/11. I was close to him as well. It was like losing my dad all over again.

Glad to hear the Dr's are doing what you are asking for, action.

It was terrible to read your Dad's story. My father's story is similar in a few aspects, but he survived, thank God, and we live together now (been apart for some time). He had a seizure.

Sorry man :(

my dad is still alive right now. He's just not doing good, but I'm getting the doctors moving to get shit done.

I went to the hospital earlier this morning and my dad was in the ICU since they put in the shunt to drain the fluid on his brain. Not sure if the bag was emptied prior to me showing up since he got this done yesterday, but I saw 100ml of fluid in the bag. This fluid cam from his head. I will have to assume that there was more.

Nevertheless, he looked more "there" than he did the last time that I saw him. He was hooked up to a bunch of shit and couldn't talk, but we will see in a few days if he improves.

at least there's some improvement :)

I'm sooooo sorry.

some is better than now. :)

I meant some is better than none.. wish I could type.

Really sorry to hear what has and is happening to your dad. I hope your dad and family weather the storm.