Just wanted to introduce myself and say "Hello" to everyone - I feel like I know some of you already from having read through quite a few posts. And its made me feel like I have found the place I need to be right now. In some ways I don't feel like a carer in the way so many of you are - having to juggle so many things to be done on a daily basis. Its all quite new here. My dad (77 yesterday) was diagnosed with kidney problems secondary to prostate cancer in Jan. These two diagnoses came out of the blue. After a few weeks in hospital they managed to get his kidneys working better, but even a few weeks on he is not the person he used to be. He has aged about ten years in a couple of months. My issue is that we seem to have been left to just get on with his diagnosis with very little professional support. I am lucky that I worked in the NHS for several years, otherwise this whole experience would have been much more frightening and stressful - just being able to understand some of the jargon makes a huge difference
Dad doesn't want to talk about what is happening - and I am left just watching him become more anxious, depressed and frail by the day. I am struggling to know what to do to help him

