I wonder how he is doing now. Is he in remission?
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People deal with things differently. Some find painful past experiences to be a motivator, some would rather forget.
I've known a few people who I am very close to who have had cancer. I can't talk about itand I'm not even a cancer survivor myself. I just cannnot stand to think about and remember the No. Can't even think about it.
I understand the dog-naming thing. It could remind someone that they're tough enough to survive one 5b4of the worst things imaginable. I wouldn't do it myself, but I understand.

uh, i just finished my treatments for hodgkin's, but i want to move on, not name my pets after the disease. sounds pretty sick to me. you don't need a reminder of what happened

I had Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He was sick at the same time I was, and because it has been 5 years since our illnesses, he should be considered cured. But, you never know if it will come back, it's a constant fear.
It does not primarily hit men. I know more women than men that have had it. But it supposedly hit between 15-35 and then 75 and up. They haven't figured out the cause to it, yet. But there is a very high survival rate, even if you get it a second time (like I did).
I hope he never gets it back. And I totally understand why he named his dog that. It's not just a painful illness. It's a journey. One that makes you stronger.

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If you watch the episode where he comes backI am thinking it's at Lucy's Weddingyou'll see how sick he looked.
He just looks completely different.
It is sad to see how bad off he must have beenhe was handsome in the episode, but you could tell he had been ill.

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Yes he survived. If you took the time to look at his bio on this site. You would know that.

He announced he was leaving 7th Heaven months before he was diagnosed. I think it was December 2001 he said he wanted to step out of the role and focus on movie roles instead, but of course the diagnosis wrecked his plans. But he would have left anyway.

are you sure he survived it? rolls eyes

Someone said he left because of the cancer: no, he didn't. He left the series because he didn't feel satisfied with his role of Matt and the whole storyline.
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omg I had no idea. I hope it doesn't come back
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Christ, why would you name your dog Hodgkins? I get that it'd be to celebrate survival, but it would be a constant reminder of the pain of the disease as well as the survival.
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Wow that's truly admirable. I didn't know.

thanks to everyone who replied.
wowi really admire him for surving that and still doing tv serieslove him in WHAT ABOUT BRIAN!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes he had hodgkins and later when it went into remission he celebrated by getting a dog and naming it Hodgkins.

He did survive but it's not gonethat means it could come back at anytime twice as hard as the frist time

I believe he had non malignant Hodges disease. He's in remission now.

OMG Seriously i just got into seveth heaven in the past while. It's on like twice a day here so i fell in love but was really upset he left. I feel so bad but am happy he survived
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yeah. He left after the 6th season for treatment but Brenda H. kept him on as a writer. He wrote 'Peer Pressure"pretty good eppy for his first try. I guess he announced he had cancer after the 6th season finale was done filming. I read it somewhere.

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I believe he had Hodgkins Disease which is a Lymphoma Cancer.

Thanks for replying.
Do you know what kind of cancer he had?
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Yes he is a cancer survivor. That is partly why he left 7th heaven. I think. not sure about that.