Cancer in my family
Stoic about pain
We avoided medication
My father's pain
A crusty old character
Cancer changed him
The cancer returned
Dad really was a crusty, old character, very difficult to show emotional closeness. He wasn't demonstrative in terms of positive emotion, but on the other hand, he showed in so many other ways that he cared for us. That was understood that we were very much loved and cared for and that he considered us a very important part of his life.