Saturday, January 9, 2010

list of things to do when you find out dad has cancer

i'm sure i'll be adding to this list later on and I wish i had made it before or found a list similar because i can't change the past.

1) share with my dad everything that he might experience with brain cancer
2) talk about his emotions early on
3) prepare for his death by talking about how he would like to be buried.
4) take video footage of my dad asking him how he would like to be remembered, asking him to talk to himself and motivate himself because there will be days where he feels like giving up.
5) find out what motivates him
6) find out what he loves to do and identify ways to do them before he can't or in his limited capacity.
7) have him talk to someone about his illness
8) give him time alone with all of his family members
9) show him how to use the equipment we would have in the house when he can't walk/use the bathroom
10) pray harder

1 comment:

The Owl Archimedes said...

i bet others would find this list helpful too. Happy New Year, Lisa. As my father would say in his funny Korean accent: "Pighting!"