Hi Fuji, Welcome to the forum. Thank you for speaking out and sharing your story with us. I wish it was better news to report - but you have found a place whereas we are always here to lend comfort, hope and support - and in the process, hopefully answer any questions you may have. Believe it or not, I can understand where your dad is coming from in all this - sometimes you feel the less you know about this diease, the more hope you can hold out. On the other hand - knowledge is power, as they say - and it is far better to be prepared and to read all you can on this disease and it's course. The best advice I could give you is to take the initiative and talk to your mom's doctors and find out what's going on! She's your mother and you have a right to know - even if your dad doesn't want to share or know any more than he has to. Do some research....look around this site and read all you can regarding treatments, and what I would also say is...ask the doctors if your mom may be a candidate for an experimental drug or treatment plan. It certainly wouldn't hurt to ask. Wishing your mom and you and your family better days ahead, and sending positive thoughts your way! Good luck and please keep us posted on how she is doing.

P.S. Have you sat down with your mom and had a talk about this and gathered any information that the doctors have told her? This is a time that everyone needs to know all they can - and it has to be a "team effort" with family and doctors working together, to give your mom the best outcome.