If you care for a person with cancer-related fatigue, it can be very difficult to take the time that you need for yourself. It may be necessary to involve other people or support organisations.
Things that you can do to help the person with fatigue include:
- understand the different ways of dealing with fatigue by reading the information in this section
- write down the impact of fatigue on their daily life
- write down the impact of fatigue on your daily life
- go with them on their visits to hospital, where possible, and discuss the impact of fatigue on your lives
- discuss with the doctors and nurses the ways of reducing fatigue that you have already tried
- discuss what could be causing the fatigue
- take in a fatigue diary and discuss it with the doctors/nurses
- look through the diary with the person you are caring for to find the pattern of fatigue
- identify times when they have more energy to arrange activities such as having family round to visit, shopping, and working.
Carers UK can give you support and information.