In 2015, Ted Modén was affected by mantle cell lymphoma, a form of lymph node cancer. 

Difficult treatments and two stem cell transplants made him manage but with the side effect that his immune system today is very difficult to deal with attacks, which made him have to take extra precautions to avoid being infected.

The toughest thing - that the two daughters now only live with their mother a few houses away.

- It is so difficult when they are over there but still close, I just want to go there, he says.