HI, Lisa, counseling is a wonderful thing to do[but you both need to feel comfortable with the counselor]. It's hard to put into words, but in order to get through this together, you and your fiance will have to deal with a new kind of intimacy- that of dealing with a life threatening disease and all of the ramifications. Your lives, as you have known them will now be different over the next months. You will have to be very strong, but you don't have to be alone!We are pulling for you. Amy