Freakishly Tired

hi
Sorry to hear your dad's having such a hard time. It sounds like the chemo has just caught up after so much of it and he's worn out. Could be due to being anemic also with a low red blood count. One thing that helped me gain some energy (hard to sleep all day when you have 3 kids needing me to drive them around, etc) is taking spirulina (a blue green algae- supposedly good for building red blood cells back up again- can be found in capsule form)- also drinking any of the following juices: noni, acai, gogi berry, mangosteen (I found a beverage at a health food store that has all four of those in it).
They are considered "superfruits" and are good for energy. They are antioxidants which your dad probably needs, but my onc advised me to hold off on those 24 hrs before chemo and don't start up again until 24 hrs after chemo. All oncs are different on their opinions on those kinds of things, so check w/ his dr. I would think (but still check) that with the spirulina/blue-green algae capsules that it wouldn't matter about taking them during chemo as they help with the red blood counts. Please don't consider this as me giving medical instructions, as that's being monitored on this site, but as something to look into- they certainly helped me with my energy and fatigue!

Lisa