Actor Hina Khan, who is battling stage 3 breast cancer, has expressed gratitude to boyfriend, producer Rocky Jaiswal for being her solid source of support throughout her cancer treatment.

The actor confessed that she often gets overwhelmed with emotion when speaking about him.

“In this journey, if you have a mature and understanding partner by your side, there’s nothing like it. The journey becomes more sweeter,” she told Curly Tales, adding, “When I take his name, I don’t have words to explain what that man has done for me, how he has been with me, and how he has held my hand throughout. He will always do that—that’s just the kind of man he is. I get overwhelmed; I choke up when I talk about him. Every woman deserves a man like him.”

Hina shared her diagnosis was a challenging time for their love: “This really hit him hard. I always tell him, ‘I can’t love you the way you love me.’ But he never takes pride in it; he doesn’t even realize it.”

The actor opened up about her cancer diagnosis last year in June. A while ago, she had penned a long note for Rocky on Instagram and shared several photos and videos from their recent times together. She wrote how he shaved his head for her, prepared well before visiting the doctors and took care of her.