There are shots the doctors can give him to boost his white counts.

The cost of quitting treatments could mean he could easily have a recurrence if every single cancer cell is not eliminated with the radiation. I know how hard it is, Ive gone thru it and struggled every step of the way. I know how lousy he must feel right now but thats the thing.....its only right now. Once treatments are over he will begin to recover and within a couple weeks/months he will begin to get his old life back. This is all a temporary thing and he needs to pull himself together and decide to fight and beat this. By quitting he may be signing his death certificate. Sorry to sound so harsh but if he doesnt complete the treatments he very easily could die a very bad death.

Print this out and show it to him. Im a former patient and felt just like he did until my nurse and teenaged son encouraged me. My son told me I was finishing if he had to pick me up and carry me to treatments. I finished but not because I wanted to, because I had children depending on me to get thru it. My family needed me, luckily I realized this and continued.

Nutrition and hydration will help him to feel so much better. At the hospital they are able to give hydration with a prescription. This will help him to feel better immediately. Ask the doc to write it for him to go 3 times a week, every other day and he will feel alot better. Push for a minimum of 2500 calories daily. Anything less and he will feel horrible. If hydration and nutrition gets on track it will make things much easier.

Best wishes to you Alicia and your father!!!