Ganb8te 2 - WAH - lost in translation

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Wow. My H's BF, the guy who I was thinking about reaching out to? I just learned that he had open heart surgery to remove a benign tumor from his heart a couple of months ago. He's around the same age as H and has 2 little girls. It was picked up as part of routine screening (he had Hodgkins lymphoma when he was a kid and apparently radiation therapy is a risk factor this this type of heart tumour). Thankfully he is recovering well. What a reality check.

I've emailed with his W about it (we are friends) and will probably send a small get well gift. I feel like I should reach out to my H over this. I'm not sure what to say though and I'm not 100% certain that H knows. Maybe something like:

"I just heard about J. How shocking! I'm so relieved to know he is recovering well. You must have been rattled by the news. Hope you're holding up you ok"

Any thoughts? I really don't want to make H feel bad or guilty for not telling me. Certainly not trying to pursue. Just want to acknowledge that our mutual friend (his best mate) just had a major life threatening experience. I'll verify whether he knows before sending.