My father was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer (ext) in Dec 2008. After his 1st treatment, he was also given radiation treatment to the brain. He is now coming up on his 3rd round of chemo and has 3 more to go. I understand and have read about the stages of emotion – guilt, anger, sadness… but the only emotion that he has been showing is complete meanness. His whole demeanor and personality is different. He has become very selfish and demanding things at that moment, having no patience at all. If he doesn’t get what he wants he basically throws a fit like a 5 year old, sometime in public. Something that my father would never do! He doesn’t listen or follow simple rules during chemo like – no large crowds, stay well rested, take it easy, no driving (because he had radiation to the brain), wash hands excessively…. all the little extra things that need to be done during chemo treatments. He is being very stubborn and is basically doing what he wants even though he knows its not a wise decision. All of these things have been advised by his doctor and his family. We are with him 24-7 because we do not trust that he won’t drive off or fall. He is also having a real hard time differentiating dream and reality. He won’t even sleep when he’s clearly tired. It’s the weirdest thing!!! We just want to know if anyone out there can relate to this situation. Is this this how he is just dealing with his illness, or not dealing with it? Is this anger and attitude from his medication? Is this normal?