OMGoodness ... i KNOW it is so tempting to quit sometimes (especially when the healing symptoms ravage you) ... but, your BF sounds like he really needs to tough it out!!!!
:O Tell him he has a huge cheerleading squad here rooting for him!!! :O
"Give me a G! Give me an O! V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! Victory, victory! That's our cry!"