My grandpa is 90 years old, and doctors have found cancerous growth on his spine and lung. They don't know for sure but they believe it is an aggressive prostate cancer that has spread (stage 4). At his age they don't want to do treatment, but they don't think he has much more time left. More test need to be done though to determine the true extent of the spread, and to confirm if it is prostate cancer.
The entire family has basically decided that he should live in ignorance. He keeps asking if the doctor has found out why his back hurts, and they won't tell him the truth. I believe he has a right to know, but they claim they are protecting him. He should also have a right to decide for himself if he wants treatment. I fear when the time comes for him to be on his deathbed and he realizes the truth, that everyone lied to him, he will be very resentful. I find it so cowardly that no one is willing to speak the truth to him.
The entire family has basically decided that he should live in ignorance. He keeps asking if the doctor has found out why his back hurts, and they won't tell him the truth. I believe he has a right to know, but they claim they are protecting him. He should also have a right to decide for himself if he wants treatment. I fear when the time comes for him to be on his deathbed and he realizes the truth, that everyone lied to him, he will be very resentful. I find it so cowardly that no one is willing to speak the truth to him.
