I need advice

If you talk to him, Chuck. Start with, exactly what you told us here. Be honest. Tell him you were terrified. And you made it through. Say that this is the little you can help him with from this experience. Tell him that because it was traumatic. There's much that you don’t remember and you’ll give him the little you do. You might be surprised, how healing this will be for you. Sometimes we have to deal through things to fully recover emotionally. This might be a priceless opportunity for you both. He’s scared too, or else he wouldn’t be asking. You’ll give him permission to be scared. Maybe it would have been helpful if you had gotten permission too. I helped you in a time of need and I know you help others to pay it forward. This isn’t much different. Kindness always matters. 🖤

Just do the best you can. Be upfront and mention that you might not remember everything accurately but you'll do it to the best of your capability :)

Even if you remember every little detail, the important thing to remember is that, even though it's the same treatment that you had... its his journey now and it's going to affect him differently.

Maybe he will handle some parts better than you did and have other parts kick his butt that you handled better.

Advice is only advice, it's up to him how much of it he chooses to follow and where he chooses to carve his own path.

If you do go ahead with it, be sure to take some time to practice self care afterwards if you can, for your own sake.

An opportunity to emotionally heal while helping another heal. Life is not perfect but caring is.

Just help another human. He’s not asking you to be perfect. He just wants hope and that’s what you represent.

Sorry to hear that you have been through treatments but we can be thankful that you are a cancer survivor. Just imagine that your friend IS YOU before you started your treatments. What did you want to know? What do you wish a friend would have shared with you; that he was scared, sick, frustrated??? Any advice you give him; just imagine given it to yourself...he's a friend...just love him. You CAN help. Just "being there" for him may be all he is looking for from you; I'm sure you can just GO and BE HIS FRIEND...it will be fine. BREATHE...smile...it will be ok.

Please just relax. It seems it was a terrible ordeal for you. I understand you don't want to alarm him, but you also don't want to extenuate the experience you had. Just explain to him, be honest, and tell him what you can remember and let him know that it is a memory you would not wish to revisit.

I am of the belief that the strong go through challenges so we can be there for other in their time of need. Having gone through it we have a unique understanding. If you don't know the answer just say so. The important thing is being there.

Maybe you can imagine what you would have liked to hear at your onset and relay that? Which may well not be truthful... what he needs to hear/will help most for upcoming times.

If you care than just Help. Its whats in your heart that really matters.

Don't stress, he is asking for help, you can give empathy and help.