Theresa - 16 years old

I saw him and i cried a bit, but i knew i had to help him, so i tried to help mum, but we could not move him, the person on the phone said to take his pillow away from him, and then he started to fit, i couldn't believe it i never knew he was this ill

My dad has skin cancer, he was diagnosed with it last year (2006), in July / August time. My life has gone down hill since then, during that time i was doing my GCSE, i have just finished them. In July 06 time, he had something wrong with his moles on his chest, we soon found out after that, that they where cancers, we was told it was skin cancer, he had malignant melanoma. He's had a few ops for them and it got rid of them, well thats what we thought. The big trouble started when he got a lump, under his arm. He saw doctors about it but they didn't know what it was. Then about two months later went back, because it was causing him a bit of pain. They did test and it came back as being cancer again, a month later he was about to go in for a op to have it removed, a day before that they said he could not have it, because it had spread to his lungs and liver. The doctor said he could have kemo, he had it three times, and the results came back saying it was not working, in fact it had spread to his, spine bone and breast bone. They also said he had weak legs, they think it's because of the cancer. The doctor talk to my dad about a trial drug, he said yes, the blood results came back saying he had the gene. I was so happy that i was over the moon but that all changed. Today 9/7/07 he took a turn for the worse, my mum woke up because my dad was groaning, and she tried to wake him up but nothing, he was layed with his eyes wide open, she phoned 999, an ambulance was on it's way, thats when she woke me up, she said she need help to lay dad on his side. I saw him and i cried a bit, but i knew i had to help him, so i tried to help mum, but we could not move him, the person on the phone said to take his pillow away from him, and then he started to fit, i couldn't believe it i never knew he was this ill, i screamed. My sister woke up, and i took her downstairs, then i went back up again and he had another fit. The ambulance arrived and we where told he need to be taken into hospital NOW. My mum went in the ambulance, and i went in my auites car with my nanna and sister. When we got there we book him in, and went to wait in a family room for any news, the doctor came and told us, he has had another fit while in the department, she asked us to tell her a load of things about his history, one was has he ever had a fit before, no we said, They said he had a very high temperature and that that could have been the cause of the fit, or it could have been the drugs he was on, or even worse the cancer could have spread to the brain. I cried about it but not too much i had to be strong, he went for a brain scan, and soon after that found him a bed on a ward. Now he is just laying their fast asleep, hopefully we should get the results of the brain scan tomorrow. I can't wait till i can go back to see him tomorrow, hopefully he should be more with it. I promised him everything will be ok, and am going to try my hardest to keep my promise to him. I love you dad, i will be their in the morning.

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