I certainly can relate to how you feel. I too feel very protective towards my therapist. He is 72 years old and some many months ago happened to tell me that he has macular degeneration of the eyes which means that he may eventually go blind. His vision is OK now but there is a great possibility that he will loose his eyesight at some point in the future. I was very upset about this, pleased that he had shared, but distressed over the news. We discussed my feelings and he said "Maybe I should not have told you this". Getting to know someone is a mixed bag I guess. I love him dearly and it distresses me when I know something like this about him....I want to protect him from any bad things in life I think.