Hello Countrygirl,

                              there are no easy get outs with this treatment,by its very nature it will take you to the edge of your physical limits,and there is a little you can do to change that.

The big thing is your mental approach to your circumstances,since iin reality it is the only thing you can bring to the party.If you allow yourself to rail against the treatment all you do is increase stress and deflect from yor bodies ability to focus 100% on dealing with all the issues arising from treatment.After a 5 year struggle with bowel cancer that went on holiday in my liver,l turned the corner after my reconnected bowel decided to rejoin society,and l am now 8 years on from the original diagnosis.l carry the damage the treatment inflicted but live with it to lead a very active life.l hope your friends father joins me in doing the same,

                                                                    David