# Apparently my dad has cancer in his brain. \[Sad update\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 7, 2013, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729 "2013-12-07T04:13:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/21 "2013-12-25T07:10:55Z")
Wishing you and yours all the best. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/22 "2013-12-31T20:26:32Z")
Now I’m hearing that [these idiots](http://kinselford.com/Staff.aspx), the one who calls himself “Du Jour” in particular, sold my dad [a new car](http://www.ford.com/cars/cmax/) without so much as a test drive! It’s sitting in his garage with 25 miles on it, only two of which are from him. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/23 "2013-12-31T21:50:48Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Now I’m hearing that [these idiots](http://kinselford.com/Staff.aspx), the one who calls himself “Du Jour” in particular, sold my dad [a new car](http://www.ford.com/cars/cmax/) without so much as a test drive! Do you think they took advantage of him when the tumor affected his judgment? It’s possible that if your dad wasn’t competent to make a contract that the deal could be revoked. That would probably be hard to prove, though, and would take time and energy that you may not have now. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2014, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/24 "2014-01-01T00:08:29Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Do you think they took advantage of him when the tumor affected his judgment? They got him signed up to pay off the car in five years at a cost of around ten grand over MSRP. My siblings in his area are looking into getting the dealer to play nice. I’ve contacted a news crew down there to see if they’re interested in a story. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/25 "2014-02-14T16:18:13Z")
Finally found out that he had “a high-grade glioblastoma”. My sister and her husband are trying to get him to move in with them but he doesn’t want to give up his house - a block away from them - quite yet. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/26 "2015-08-18T23:27:26Z")
Dad will be 90 in a couple days and is doing about as well as can be expected. Last I heard, he still hasn’t moved out of his house but middle brother is living in the spare bedroom so he’s not alone. Doc wants him to use a cane whenever he’s meandering around and he has a fancy red scooter with headlight & turn signals for trips within the neighborhood. Plus he has four children and a son-in-law available to act as chauffeurs for longer trips. He’s in the early stages of Alzheimer’s now and has picked up a couple other cancers. One is some sort of melanoma and I don’t recall the other but they’re minor compared to what was in his head. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/27 "2015-08-19T01:06:48Z")
Thanks for updating us. The last two years probably haven’t been trouble free, but they sure were more than you and he and the rest of the family were reasonably expecting. Good luck going forward. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2015, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/28 "2015-08-19T02:10:43Z")
I’m glad to hear he’s had his time extended. That’s what I’m hoping for with my mother. Keep us posted on his progress, we are here to listen. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/29 "2016-04-04T21:27:05Z")
Dad is still around and still in his house, AFAIK. Usually sitting in his favorite chair and reading or watching CNN when not asleep, which he’s doing quite a bit more these days. My sister’s annual year-end summary included a bunch of pictures from Dad’s past on a flash drive. These were part of his birthday celebration. One picture from around the time I started this thread shows a very large hole in his living room ceiling. Dad decided it was in his best interests to fix some telephone wiring. In his attic. In August. In Texas. Got himself trapped. Kicked a hole through to escape. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/30 "2016-04-05T08:08:50Z")
Whatever became of his brand new car? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/31 "2016-04-05T15:03:42Z")
Eldest bro and his new wife paid off the balance. They still have it, AFAIK. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/32 "2016-04-14T21:09:19Z")
Just heard from one of my sisters. Dad is sleeping more than I had been aware and needs somebody to stop by a few times a day to take care of him. I expect he’ll die in his sleep by his next birthday. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/33 "2016-05-04T01:49:58Z")
He’s gone, and likely had already been gone when I posted that. Thought that might have been the case, can’t always tell with the one who relayed the message. He got want he wanted: died in his own home rather than in some institution. He’d been institutionalized for much of his childhood due to his father taking ill and his mother not really wanting anything to do with him or his siblings. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/34 "2016-05-04T20:59:39Z")
I’m so sorry. I wish him and your family well. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/35 "2016-05-04T21:07:45Z")
Oh I am so sorry. When I read about unhappy childhoods I feel gratitude mine was so good. Take care of yourself **Skywatcher** , and vent here as needed. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/36 "2016-05-04T21:17:40Z")
So sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/37 "2016-05-04T22:11:48Z")
I’m sorry, **Skywalker.** ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/38 "2016-05-04T22:11:59Z")
Sorry for your loss. I went through a lot of what you did, with my Dad. Condolences to you and your family. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/39 "2016-05-05T00:26:57Z")
I’m sorry for your loss, yet glad your dad was able to make it to such age and go away on his terms. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2016, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729/40 "2016-05-05T02:57:57Z")
I’m glad he was able to die at home. I’m sorry you will miss him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-my-dad-has-cancer-in-his-brain-sad-update/675729.md?page=3)