Posted by Julie on 9/10/2005, 10:38 am 2002 he was diagnosed with melanoma and we're not sure how long he had it. For years he had a strange spot on his shoulder and his chest... he is a sunlover so he used to just sit in the sun for hours on end. Finally he had it checked and is was indeed cancerous. He had the two spots removed and underwent a type of treatment where he injects into his leg and it made him feel sick. After he was finished he was in the clear! Last year in 2004 he found a bump under his arm and melanoma had returned. They removed it, he had a drip bag and he underwent radiation. Again, he was told he was in the clear. 8/26 last month my dad called me up. A couple of weeks before they saw something near his kidney so they wanted him to take some more tests. He got his results: it was back, this time on his adrenaline gland and on the muscle that wraps around his spine. He said he'd start treatments soon at a specialist that is a 6 hour drive away, and he wanted me to keep my mom in good spirits and help her out. Since then he has been short, almost grouchy. Wednesday my mom told me he's been throwing up frequently. Last night he thought it was Thursday (honest mistake) because we go to pizza every Friday and i had been waiting for him. When he arrived he was breathing heavy and when i tried he would not have a conversation.. just sort of reply and just nod along... at one point he asked, "Are you sure its not Saturday?" and that scared me.. alot. When he got home I told him i wanted to take him to Urgent Care and he said he didn't want to. I asked him if he felt alright and he said he felt fine. This went on for some time and I went upstairs to talk to my younger brother. My sister told us when he drove he was swerving and braking hard, nearly missed the street to the house. Eventually my husband came over, and sitting with my dad for a while he came upstairs and told me that my dad was heavily medicated by his eyes... so i called my brother and sister upstairs to give kynan and my dad some privacy while kynan gently had conversation. My dad had a call from his doctor but he could not remember... he was pretty vague even with my husband..but eventually my husband came upstairs and told me my dad was just trying to deal with the stress and we should not harass him to go to urgent care. I am very worried about my dad.. I love him so much and I am fearing the worst. I don't know what I should do at this point.. my mother-in-law told me my dad is a man's man.. and he will want his diginity and he will want to be strong though and through. I am worried about the throwing up. I told my mom I can drive with them Monday down to Riverside and I would indeed love to do that. It is just really painful, really difficult that I must face the large task ahead.. and I'm hoping maybe i can learn some positive things...?
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I am not a teen, infact I am a 25 year old mother of two. My father was diagnosed with melanoma in 2002. Last night was the point I had to face a reality about my dad. He probably knows more than he'll tell the family, and maybe he does not have alot of time left 
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