<human>: I've just turned 33 and hadn't had my Dad in my life until very recently.  I managed to track him down online a while ago, have been chatting via the net and finally met up a few weeks ago.

It was all great.  Everything felt natural and it made a lot of things about me make sense.  We are so similar in so many ways.  I've always felt a bit of an outcast with my Mums side of the family.  Although I love them and they love me we are just very different.

Today I received a text message from my Dad saying that he's being fast tracked to see a cancer specialist.  I'm not sure how much he's told me and how much he's holding back.

I really don't know how to feel.  I've only met him three times in my life but I know I'd be devastated if he was taken away from me now.  (Damn, I'm a 33 year old guy; I should man up!).

I'm really not sure why I'm writing this on Reddit; I guess I just feel the need to talk about it but don't know who to talk to.

I should be in bed now but can't sleep with this on my mind.  I'm supposed to be in work tomorrow (busy shopping mall) doing a 12 hour shift but I don't think I'll be going.

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: Met my Dad for the first time in my life (33 years) and now it's very possible he has cancer.  My head is wrecked!