EA,

I'm sorry to hear about your father. I'm not sure from the information you provided a good opinion can be given. Have you considered consulting with someone where your father lives or through the hospital to sit down with the family and make sure everyone is on the same page? There are so many factors that go into a decision like this.

Maybe a good start is everyone sitting down with the doctors and getting input from the medical team. If your father isn't well enough for treatment, that would pretty much be a decision maker, in my opinion.

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