father-in-law said he will stand already. . .

Yes, we are happy that at least the medicine is improving him. What is good with my FIL is that he has a strong will power. Perhaps the love and care that all of us in the house are giving him makes him fight for life.

Correct! If it happens to oither people, i think they would want to die instead , rather than being bedridden and not being taken cared of.

Absolutely! I agree. Without family's love, care and support no one can keep up the spirit to fight back problems and pain.

oh sorry I thought he got up and walked.

No winterose you got it wrong. He is bedridden for quite sometime and really can't walk yet. Although, he was so paralyzed before that he can't even move his feet , now he can at least move them and bend his knees. Thus, that gave him the notion that he can already walk. But actually, he can't. He was just we think hallucinating.

That's true Jazel. At least he is not disheartened that he is bedridden. In fact, since last week, he has already told us what foods to order for his birthday celebration on July 2. And two weeks ago, he has called his group of working students when he was still working in a university , to be present on his birthday.

We are happy though, that even if he is already on the 3rd month of being bed ridden, he is still hopeful of living. He would always remind us of the medicines he is to take everyday. He has other maintenance medicines for his other existing ailments, such as hypothyroidism , hypertension etc. I am just one of those in the house that takes care of him.

Actually, he had an MRI already and was for series of radiation. But transporting him to and from the hospital , as well as transporting him in a van (airlines have refused to transport him lying down) to the far city (12 hours drive) where there is radiation , could jeopardize the compression in his spinal column , that was seen on his MRI. The cancer has metastasized on his bones. Hence, the doctor said that if there is improvement in him with the once a month injectable, then he might as well not have the radiation anymore. But at any rate, we are told not too expect too much anymore since his cancer is already at stage 4. We are now just praying and hoping for a miracle that he might be able to walk again. At least, he can still enjoy the last days of his life, if ever.

Actually, before he was paralyzed, watching TV is his hobby. His life is sedentary, because he is too lazy to exercise or even walk for at least 30 minutes. He doesn't have interest in reading. He was a stroke victim,a heart bypass patient and is fat, that's why he is lazy in moving. But he is hopeful that he will be able to walk again.

Yes, i have a discussion "My father-in-law was bedridden", 3 weeks ago, Jaiho. I can understand his consternation and depression, being bedridden. But he should just stay put because it's the doctor's instruction. An injectable of his, monthly , have made other patients with same case , be mobile again after 6 months. So that's we are hopeful for, because we know his cancer stage is said to be 2 years or more and we want him to enjoy his remaining days being mobile.

Can you please specify what program is that? Maybe it could also be seen in the net? My father has prostate cancer too, since 9 years ago. He took some alternative medicines which are really costly and it really helped him bring his Prostate Specific Antigen to normal. He is still taking medicine for anti-cancer but at least he is still alive after the doctor have told him, he has 5 more years to live.