<prompt> Human: Long story short, my boyfriend has been fighting stage IV terminal lung cancer for three years. Things took a turn for the worse last month and Im taking a leave of absence from work to take care of him. Hes MUCH better now but Im trying to figure everything out for him financially since I want him to focus on getting better. We are located currently in San Francisco, CA. Some Info He is 26, I am 27, I have been working for 5 years I have DPOA for health decisions He currently has no job and cannot work yet! We are hoping he gets better He is technically a student at Harvard masters degree until graduation on 528 He has 152k in student loans from Harvard yes, crazy He is on COBRA off of his parents insurance and is eligible for 36 months Im basically trying to figure out my resources. I have enough saved to cover living expenses for another three months, comfortably. Hes also gotten better enough that I may be able to return to work, but Im not counting on that. Ill probably start some contract work to bolster the savings.Student Loans: I looked at a list of his loans and it seems like they are all government loans, the worst being DIRECT PLUS and Stafford Unsubsidized loans he already has 13k in interest over the 5 years of schooling. I know I should probably apply for deferment or forebearance? on all of these, but not sure where to start. He probably wont make it longer than a couple years and I know they will be discharged at death. We basically want to pay as little as we can of these loans.Hospital Bills: Would I just call the hospital to try to set up a payment schedule? He is an unemployed student with massive debt, so I feel like he should be eligible for some kind of assistance. His bills are approaching 5k, which isnt crazy, but I want to make sure he isnt denied treatment because we didnt pay.Disability: So, he hasnt really worked enough to get money from SS, so Im not sure where this can go. Is there something he can apply for that he receives some kind of disability or assistance of some sort? Should he apply to SNAP? Me: Is there anything I can apply to? Is there some sort of short-term disability for caregivers? We didnt get married so I wouldnt have to deal with student loans my income would affect his IBR and I wouldnt be liable for any medical bills. However, that means I dont have the official title of spouse so I think it may be harder to get assistance. Edit: Thanks for all the help! Im going to read through these when I get home :  <response>: I have no helpful financial advice. I just wanted to say how sorry I am that you two are going through this and how comforting I imagine he must find your care. I wish you both very well. 