I just returned from the hospital and the doctor who performed a bronchoscopy on my Dad told me my father has lung cancer, and surgery is not an option. This is too much. First Mom's SCC, now this. This sucks. I don't know how I'm going to deal with this. This is truly messing with my head. He's what got me though my Mom's illness, now what am I to do? I can't believe this is happening. I can't tell my Mom about this, she'll fall apart. And she's still recovering from her battle. This is just not good. Oh, man.
I need help.

Mom's caregvr. DDS failed to dx 01/03. Dx Stg IV SCC 05/03. Induct. chemo, IMRT, 5FU, H, Iressa, Neck disect, radiation. Dad's caregvr. Dx 01/04 Ext. Stg SCLC. Mets to liver/bone 08/04. Died 11/12/04. Mom tongue CA dx 06/13, hemiglossectomy (80% removed) 08/13. Clean margins and nodes, but PNI. 6/15/15: Tongue CA at base of remnant tongue. Declined further tx; hospice.
Died 10/13/15. What a long and difficult journey.