Hello

My Dad (76) was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour at the end of July and he had 2 weeks of radiation 3 weeks ago and they're not offering him any other treatment. I don't think the radiation has helped and he's just getting slower everyday, like he's aging a year every day. He's not in any pain, but he has no motivation to do anything at all; which is so unlike him. The nurse said that the site of the tumour could well be the part of the brain that controls motivation, as well as the emotional effects causing him to feel down. Does anyone have any experience of this? We try to get him to do something everyday; but don't want to push him too hard and he does get very tired. But all the usual thing you'd say to someone who was down are uselss in this situation as it's not something 'that will pass in time' and there's nothing 'to look forward to' and all the other positive stuff you're supposed to say. I've never seen my Dad like this; he suffered for years in agony with a hip problem and still managed to carry on and make the most of life, so him being so down is really hard for us to cope with too. We want to help him so much; i'd do anything at all in fact. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you