alright so i found out my grandopa who i am really close to has colon cancer....how bad is this type of cancer? he has had it before and it came back and they said it was terminal! what does terminal mean? Is this bad? plz help i am scared...thankyou I hate you all, and none of you helped :( you just made me more sad so thanks......jerks and thanx but i dont need a physchiatrist!!! grrrrrr
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most cancers have a chance of being terminal and i have two people i am close to that the cancer is persistent and it comes back. they have lived longer than doctors expected. i am not sure what to tell you but maybe this url can give you answers. http://www.state.nj.us/health/ccr/survivorshiprpt.pdf
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First, it depends on where the cancer is located, whether they are going to try to remove it or not and whether he is going to receive any chemotherapy or radiation or surgery or any or all of the above. That determines how "bad" the cancer is. If he chooses to do nothing and they have told him it is terminal, it means the cancer will advance and he will die. The time frame is uncertain in all cancers. Spend as much time as you can with him, remembering good times that you have had with him and talking about those times.
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I'm going to attempt to answer your questions as delicately as possible, since you seem to be very young. You probably should be asking your parents these questions, but maybe you don't think you can. So : "colon cancer...? alright so i found out my grandopa who i am really close to has colon cancer....how bad is this type of cancer?" This type of cancer can be extremely bad! "he has had it before and it came back and they said it was terminal! what does terminal mean? Is this bad? plz help i am scared...thankyou" The Doctors use the word "terminal" to indicate that there is no cure for his disease, and he is going to pass because of it. Your grandpa is on his way to heaven, hon. No need for you to be scared about this. It does happen to everyone. Dying is just a part of a persons life. You will miss him terribly, and you will probably cry a few times because you miss him, but believe me when I tell you he is going to go to a much better place. Spend all the time you can with him, but please don't fret about his illness. May God bless you and keep you.
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Please dont hate these people they are not jerks. They are simply being honest rather than telling you the rainbow fairy tale that all will be well and he will most certainly live forever. The truth is death is the ONE thing certain in life. Terminal means statistically it will kill him. Statistically the elderly cant handle the harsh treatment needed and statistically prognosis on a relapse is worse. This will be the time that end of life issues will be discussed. Euthanization (a planned peaceful death) needs to be at least considered because it is mentally easier on the patient most importantly but also everyone else involved. You yourself need to see a psychologist or other mental health professional and consider anti depressants. This will be a long hard time for you and you will need help. At the very least consider a local support group.
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