P&PT for my brother, Paul - sorry, long

If you read the Akathy Dinner threads, you may have seen me mention that my DB, Paul, has cancer.

It's metastatic stage 4 Squamous Cell, Non Small Cell lung cancer.

He was diagnosed in November 2014 and given 1 to 4 weeks to live. He found an incredible oncologist who has worked miracles and Paul is still here 14 months later.

However, the cancer has spread to his liver, spine, colon, as well as both lungs. He's suffering from repeated bouts of pneumonia and has been hospitalized 5 times since September for treatment.

He's showing some neurological symptoms now that are new so the medical team is looking for causes. So far, no cancer in his brain, but the consensus is it's only a matter of time.

Anyway, long story long here, he's in hospital with pneumonia again.

If you could spare a prayer or positive thought for him, I would really appreciate it.

It's been a long year helping him and taking care of everything. I just really want his quality of life to be ok. We are already on borrowed time.

With the exception of my son, Paul is my last remaining family member. Mom, dad, and both older brothers have passed. All of our extended family is also gone.

Ugh, it's just so hard to see him in pain and struggling.

Thanks for listening.