one more thing

I had a meeting with the hospital today about Dad going home. They have now found cancer is his bones. He has a minor fracture in his left thigh bone too. I'm not sure if he will ever come out of the hospital unless it is to come home to die.
One moment he seems resigned to the idea and he makes comments about one foot in the grave and such and the next he is talking about going back to work. I dont know if he really gets it or not.....for the most part he seems like he is all there cognitively and then he says something about buying a new drill for work, maybe he just cant used to the idea of not working anymore, he has been working since he was a kid.
I dont know what I should be doing.....I can handle being sick myself but i dont know how to help Dad with this.