Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin Lymphoma

So a week ago I found out my Father has Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and Hodgkin Lymphoma. Having both is very rare, but he has both and has a 30% chance of making it right now. I have been looking up as much as I can about both cancers. It has already spread all over his body into the important organs and into his bones. 

Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma is a cancer that starts in the throat and can move to all over your inner body. They are malignancies of a family of white blood cells known as lymphocytes, which help the body fight off infections and other diseases. Enlarged lymph nodes are often one of the first signs of both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The diseases are relatively rare, but non-hodgkin lymphoma is more common in the United States, with more than 70,000 new cases diagnosed each year, compared to the 8,000 for Hodgkin Lymphoma.

The two forms of lymphoma are marked by a painless swelling of the lymph nodes. Hodgkin Lymphomas are more likely to arise in the upper portion of the body. Such as the neck, underarms or the chest. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma can arise in lymph nodes throughout the body, but can also arise in normal organs. Such as the liver, spleen, and lungs.Patients with either type can have symptoms such as weight loss, fevers, and night sweats.

The diseases often follow different courses of progression. Hodgkin lymphoma tends to progress in an orderly fashion, moving from one group of lymph nodes to the next, and is often diagnosed before it reaches an advanced stage. Most patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma are diagnosed at a more advanced stage.

Treatments for lymphoma vary depending on the type of disease, it's aggressiveness, and location, along with the age and general health of the patient. 

Hodgkin lymphoma is considered one of the most treatable cancers, with more than 90% of patients survival rates for patients surviving more than 5 years. Survival rates for patients with non-hodgkin lymphoma tend to be a lot lower but for certain types of the disease, the survival rates are similar to those of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.

I am trying hard to be positive about everything that is going on with my Dad, but after losing my Grandma, Father in-law and my oldest Daughter I can not bare to think about my life without my Father. He is the man who raised me, adopted me and who has always been there for me as I have grown up into the woman I am today. Losing him would break mine and my families heart, but we aren't going to think about death at this point. We gotta stay positive. Yesterday he had his first chemo treatment. He said it went really well, but made him super tired. So he went home and went to bed. He will have another treatment in a week. I will keep you all updated as much as I can.