Dad diagnosed with AML

My dad was diagnosed with AML two weeks ago and told if he chose hospice (no treatment) he would only have 4-8 weeks to live (probably on the shorter end since it was pretty “advanced”). He wasn’t a good candidate for aggressive chemo because he’s 64 years old and has some other preexisting conditions.

He’s doing decitabine + venetoclax and has been hospitalized getting 1-3 blood and platelet transfusions per day. He’s also had some complications such as a blood clot from the picc line but they can’t treat it because he has so few platelets.

I’m feeling frustrated because of the unknown aspect of the situation. I don’t have a medical background but it seems like they are basically needing to provide all blood for him, so how long can that continue with constant transfusions? When I speak to medical professionals it seems like he’s not technically declining as long as they keep giving him blood but it’s hard to read the situation.

Has anyone else experienced this? As his kid, the nonstop transfusions and dire prognosis make it feel like my dad is dying quickly and this is a terrible sign but does anyone else have insight from their experiences? I know it’s all unknown but is it normal to just have nonstop transfusions while you wait for the treatment to kick in? I’m feeling like it’s a sign it’s not working but I have no frame of reference for this 😞 I’m not even hoping for a miracle at this point, I’m moreso frustrated by not being able to understand what these signs mean.