We just came back from visiting my inlaws and found out FIL has some sort of cancer which has metastasized (they are still running tests to determine the specifics). From symptoms alone, DH feels like he has a 50/50 chance of meeting the new baby.
I'm so sorry sonrisa, my heart goes out to you. If he just found out he has cancer I'm shocked at the drastic idea of being dead within 6 months. I hope the best for you guys, and sounds like you're pregnant? Congrats!
He went in for testing because he was coughing, had trouble breathing, and felt rotten for months. He also lost 40 pounds in 4 months without trying. It's already in many of his lymph nodes and his lungs are so full of fluid he can't eat solid food anymore He is the stoic type and ha just chalked it up to aging (he's 80). I don't know medicine, but his symptoms look about where my father was at Thanksgiving and he passed at the end of January. DH feels like best case scenario it is a type of lymphoma which responds to chemo and buys some time. Otherwise, it's something which has progressed very, very far. His age doesn't help matters.