Hi, I hope I'm in the right forum if not please redirect me I'm still new! Anyway my boyfriend with Hodgekins Lymphoma (2 years post BMT) just got some results on his latest clinical trial and they were quite mixed. The smaller nodes or growths have remained stable but the main mass is still quite large and very, very slowly progressing. He has exhausted all chemo options however the doctor wants to try radiation. This will be the second course of radiation he's had in his 6 year fight. I was just wondering if you ever stop getting let down by bad results? I do know it could be quite a lot worse and we're lucky but do you ever get used to hearing sad news? Do you lose your blind optimism? I really don't want him to leave and the thought of him going anywhere breaks my heart. Does anyone have any good coping strategies for this type of fear? Thank you all X 🙂 ... View more

Ok so I'm new to the whole cancer world, I started dating a guy whom I knew had Hodgekins Lymphoma and had been fighting it for 6 years. Once I really got to know him I found out his prognosis, which isn't the best however he's currently on a clinical trial after 2 BMTs and exhausting chemo options, but I still chose to stay despite his attempts to scare me off because it was too late, I was incredibly smitten. Now we've been together a little over 6 months and sometimes I feel really sad that he has cancer and the worlds unfair for giving him such a hard time. I thought I was stronger than this and sometimes I just breakdown and cry, but I almost feel as if I don't have a right to be sad because I chose to be with him even though I knew everything and also he has it far worse than me so I shouldn't even be sad. I love him so much and I have no thoughts of leaving, I just want to know if it is normal to feel like this? Also do I have a right to feel this way? Thanks ... View more