[Charbonnier]

My father-in-law appears to be in end stage MDS. He is not producing the correct amount of red or white blood cells, nor platelets. He lives in France and my wife has gone to take care of him. His doctor has told him that he has two to three months at best. How can that happen so fast? We never heard of MDS until the beginning of the summer, when abnormalities turned up in his blood test. He is being transfused every other week at this point. I don't know what questions to ask. And if I did, I don't know now to interpret the answers. Is the terminology used in Europe the same as in the US. I am trying to deal with the logistics of being there for my father-in-law & wife, but I really don't know what I am dealing with.

Sorry if I am posting to the incorrect thread. If someone could point me in the right direction, it would be appreciated.