yyg123

Hello Yyg. 
So sorry to hear about your boyfriend.  You did not say but with a diagnosis of SCLC I imagine they did a biopsy to find that out.
He must have been sick to have stayed in the hospital for 2 weeks.  I hope he is better.  Have they set up a treatment plan?  I have a friend that
I met in a lung cancer support group about 18 years ago that was diagnosed with SCLC.  She had lots of treatment and I have talked to her just this
year.  She and her husband downsized and she was going through all that you do when your moving.  She has survived so it is possible.
You need a good positive attitude, good nutrition, and to keep hope because that helps your body heal.  This is tough but be with him, help him find
things to smile about, laugh about.  Keep us posted.  Feel free to ask questions.
Best wishes,  Donna G

Yyg,
I am one of those -- well let's say refined survivors -- who's been very luck to live long enough to have acquired a few lessons learned about lung cancer.  First, and most important, you can't let treatment take over your life.  I learned this the hard way because I fretted away three years of my life focused on little but treatment, depression, and misery.  I now know I have control over what I think and feel about lung cancer.  I can choose to bottom feed or choose to live in spite of my cancer and treatment.  So, go on with your lives.  Make plans, enjoy yourselves, be fulfilled.  Look at your BF's forehead every morning and if you don't see an expiration stamp, enjoy the day.
Second, if I can live, so can your boyfriend.
You'll have many questions about cancer stuff and this is a good place to ask.  The fact that so many of us are here ought to rekindle hope.
Next visit, if you care, let us know his treatment plan.  Doing so will allow folks who've had the same treatment to weigh in with their experience.
Stay the course.
Tom 

Hi yyg123,
I am so glad you have found this community. It has been a great resource for me and hopefully it will be for you and your boyfriend as well. I am a 35 year old, also a nonsmoker, who has lived a pretty healthy and active lifestyle. I too was diagnosed with lung cancer and had surgery this summer. I was also the youngest person in the hospital lung wing and I am the youngest person in my lung cancer support group. But for me, seeing that these older and more mature survivors are fighting and thriving through this awful disease gives me hope for my own future. I will include you and your boyfriend in my prayers so that he finds peace with his diagnosis and that you may both find a silver lining at this time. 
~Yovana

I know that others on this forum will reach out to you, but let me offer a bit of advice.  First, don't give up hope.  People are LIVING with lung cancer much longer than in years past.  When I was first diagnosed earlier this year, I looked at the statistics and mentally gave up.  But then I spoke with a member of the medical team at the oncology clinic who explained those stats to me like this: they are numbers.  They are a compilation of patients over the last 5 years.  They don't take into account age and overall health at diagnosis, whether a patient started treatment, finished treatment, etc.  Those stats also don't accurately reflect the advances in lung cancer treatments in the last 2-3 years.
Second, a positive attitude is everything.  I know it seems dark right now, but your boyfriend has his age and otherwise good health on his side.  We all have an expiration date; lung cancer just tries to speed it up.  As a patient, I had two options: curl up and wait for the disease to take me or get out and get on with my life.  I chose the latter and am making long term plans and enjoying each and every day.  
Please know that we all understand this diagnosis and what it means to the patients and family.  But also know that we're all here for both of you.