My uncle has: COPD, Congestive heart failure, lung cancer, and his right lung ha!

My uncle has: COPD, Congestive heart failure, lung cancer, and his right lung has collapsed. Will he live?

Right now he is in the hospital and the doctors have cleared him of the pnuemonia he had when he went in there. He was getting morphine shots, but the doctor recommended a drip. Before going into the hospital he was on oxycontin but was not abusing it. He asked today to be removed from the morphine drip because it was making him loopy. He is very coherent and knows what all is going on. He is also only 47.
My mom and I think he is basically addicted to pain killers. The doctor has indicated that his cancer is untreatable, and he is having trouble breathing, however, I am wondering if he is going to be ok. My uncle has hope he will be out of the hspital soon. We were all thinking he is about to pass away, now we are thinking, he is simply hooked on pain pills. Remember, his pnuemonia was cured. But the cancer will eventually take him out. Do you all think he can still lead a normal life outside the hospital? If he takes a oxygen tank home and takes it easy? Sorry so long..............

2 weeks ago
I have prayed and prayed he will at least get to come home.

I hope so!!!

Well, it is possible that he has some time left, but I don't think it's a lot of time left. He has too mant things wrong with him right now and untreatable lung cancer. I'm sorry, but I don't think he will be around too much longer.