HI all. Got a call from mother today saying that Dad is quite bad and that those visiting in October would be visiting too late, in her opinion. Geret and I have been talking and are asking ourselves the question, why is he dying? The tumor is not taking him this fast. It boils down to starvation. Dad is not getting nearly enough calories to sustain himself. Now, Geret looked some things up and there is such a thing as "wasting" with cancer patients. Their bodies are not able to glean the nutrients they need to live. Dad says he isn't hungry which is also a cancer thing. These things together is causing his starvation (Not to mention his stubbornness). Geret and I are going to call him and ask the question, Are you willing to eat more to improve your quality of life? If the answer is yes, that may mean an IV, since the old fashioned way just isn't working. Is he says no, and we need to be ready for this, than we'd better start travel plans to say our good-byes cause he won't last much longer. I love you all and hope this helps you understand what's going on. Love, Jen