Was talking to my dad last night and he's saying that his consultant is now discussing stem cell transplant for his lymphoma. Without this treatment he will die.
Dad says he's not sure about having the treatment as another patient on the cancer ward told him he'd be an inpatient pretty much for a year....maybe two days home leave a week. Dad doesn't like the idea of spending that much time in hospital especially as there's a chance it might not work.
I can see why he wouldn't want to spend what time he has left in hospital.
Is he right though that he'd likely be in hospital for a year?
I've told him he needs to talk this through with his consultant as it might be different for him. A year sounded a long time, I'd assumed a few weeks.
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Life-limiting illness
Deciding against stem cell transplant for lymphoma.
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VivaLeBeaver · 07/04/2013 23:04
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