Currently looking after Dad who has Stage 4 colon cancer, with liver and lung mets. Most recent line of treatment didn't do a lot, and he has been advised to restart CAPOX in just over a week's time. However Dad doesn't know how much more he can take. He is chronically miserable, incredibly weak following significant weight loss, has barely any appetite and can no longer do most simple daily tasks. He can't think of a single day over the last 6 months where he felt well.

It is so tough seeing my Dad in this state when he was fit and healthy his whole life. Cancer has completely robbed him of his mental and physical health. The symptom he struggles with most is the tiredness - it is debilitating and unrelenting. He is lying down for the most part, day in and day out. I do what I can around the house, and cook meals but he is finding it increasingly more difficult to stomach many foods. I fear that his poor body is getting ready to give up. He doesn't see the point in another course of gruelling chemo only to be 'ok' for a few months and become ill again. He's tired of the constant appointments, the waiting, and the general feeling that this illness is consuming his entire being. Is there anything that can be prescribed for this tiredness/weakness? I've heard of appetite stimulants and other types of steroids etc, is it worth requesting this to be looked into.

I hate seeing Dad battle daily and knowing that I can't make this go away.

If things get serious, Dad has said that he would rather just 'take a few pills and end it' himself than continue on the uphill. Hearing these words breaks my heart.

I wonder if anyone else is experiencing similar with their loved one(s), and is able to offer me some hope. 

Stef XX