In late June, John was experiencing chest pains and his GP sent him for a chest x-ray. That was followed by a phone call from the GP that he was sending the x-ray onto our RO as he felt the results warranted further investigation. John had a CAT scan at the end of July and today we were given the results -- the cancer has metastasized and is now showing up in the lungs. The RO believes that the cancer has spread to the rest of the body -- it is only more easy to see when it is in the lungs. We are now waiting for an appointment with the MO, but the RO made it very plain -- any medical treatment is to maintain the quality of life for as long as they can, and not the quantity of life.

I was hoping that I would never have to write this post but I guess the choice was never mine.