That is a awful experience, i hear of many one parents cases of cancer, but i do know of one case where both parents where digonsed. It is such a sad story and my heart goes out to you in your time of need.
I also just started a website blog that helps in dealing with the grieving process of cancer, i lost my father, he was only 50 to stomach cancer. That was almost three years ago and it is still a daily struggle. I designed my site to help those grieve and to help people who have not experienced this terrible diease first hand, and i give insight on how i would have wanted to have a stitution handled and what people around me could have done.
I made this site to actally help people like me who are grieving and not sure how to feel and to help people in your shoes, a loving caring person who just feels 'helpless' right now to your boyfriend.
my site is
Victim of Cancer
if you go later tonight i will have a blog post for you.