Stephanie - sorry to hear that the two of you are going through this, but a positive attitude truly does go a long way towards successful recovery and it sounds like you guys are already winning that battle!
A very dear co-worker of mine was diagnosed with small cell lung cancer this summer (the most deadly type) and she has dealt with it with humor, and the most amazing grace I have ever had the honor of witnessing. Her last scan showed no signs of the cancer, but she's completing the rounds of chemo (one more round to go) and then will go through 17 days of brain radiation (this type of cancer loves to spread to the brain and your bones, and apparently chemo does NOT reach your brain. It's more preventative than anything.
I'm so pleased that she's going to be returning to work in January, and I can't wait to have my friend back. It has been a scarey ordeal, but our VP set her up with a doctor when she was first diagnosed (my company sponsors a yearly "Sprint for Cancer" 5/10k fundraiser, so lots of connections with doctors and such) and she was an Emory case study with a team of 17 doctors. She joked "how many of you can say that your vice president makes your doctor's appointments for YOU?"
In any case, cancer, if caught early CAN be beaten, and I'm sure that your boyfriend is going to be cancer free in no time!
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