Hi Amber,

You need to get your Dad to log onto this site. I'm certain it would help assuage some of his fears. Scared is the emotion we all felt at dx. For me, not of dying, but of the unknown. It is difficult to discess with friends and family when you have no idea what is going to happen. Having this cyber family from around the world who have already been down this path and are willing to support him and answer any question we can should take some of the fear out of him. At the time I was dx, there were no support groups and no web sites and I can tell you, going down this path without them is really scary.

The other thing I would like to mention is I do hope he is getting his treatment at a comprehensive cancer center. He should have a whole team of drs, dietician etc. that are explaining these things to him. Make certain someone goes with him to all his appts and writes down hte answers to all the questions. It is just too much info to process and remember all at once.

Take care,
Eileen