My father also died while I was a child after 4 years of cancer, radiation, surgeries, and treatment. In his case, there was no disguising the illness. When I

My father also died while I was a child after 4 years of cancer, radiation, surgeries, and treatment. In his case, there was no disguising the illness. When I look at the effect on my younger siblings, not having a front row seat to multiple rounds of cancer and the wasting away would probably be a better experience. Plus the obvious dread of anticipating a primary caretaker dying. My parents told us when they decided my father was terminal and ceased treatment. The next couple of months sucked.