I was diagnosed with a chronic digestive disease at 2 years old. Fast forward 13 years, I met my boyfriend at 15. I was really ill during high school and ended up having to be home schooled. This did not run my boyfriend away, even though he was a 17 year old boy that definitely could have found a "better" situation. My health was in its best condition from 18 to 23 years old (I am almost 24 now). We were saving to buy a house in 2022. We had so many goals. My digestive disease (or something else, we still aren't sure) came back, and came back much, much worse. Everything I had worked so hard for was taken from me one by one. I lost my job, the most fun and safe place I have ever experienced. I've lost 40 pounds and was left as only a piece of myself.
My boyfriends advice to you? Stay.