Izzy - 12 years old

My heart broke. He was my rock, me and him are so close and have so many great memories.

About 5 months ago I was told that my dad had lung cancer. It was
heart breaking and still is. I found it hard to look at him as it made me
upset. He started having regular cancer treatments and they started to
shrink the cancer. It was all going so well.

After having 6 cycles he took a break from it and we went away for a week. We went to Devon as we weren’t allowed to fly (we were hoping to after we missed our holiday during the summer).

Part way through the holiday our family sat down and we were told that my dads treatment wasn’t working so he had about 5 months left. My heart broke. He was my rock, me and him are so close and have so many great memories. This was our last Christmas together and it was so special.

My friends have been so supportive at school. We are going to spend the time we have together well and I still find it hard to look at him as I don’t like to see him deteriorate. He will still be having chemo as it helps him feel better. I try not to cry in front of him as he starts to cry and says he is sorry and I know it’s not his fault. I hope he gets better soon.
Love you so much Dad xx

Page updated 8 January 2018