This! A million times. Cancer treatments have come a long way in the last few years. Expected outcomes have improved a lot. And I mean dramatically. Stage 2 isn’t the death sentence you think it is (depending on the type of cancer). But you need to discuss this with your family and your doctor.
At least you got to experience that connection. Some people never get that. It truly is better to have loved and lost someone. Than not to have loved at all.
Lots of Internet hugs from here. Let’s beat loneliness epidemic together.