I would tell him/her. They're the ones dying. they deserve to know that they only have x amount days to live. But, in his/her final hours, I'd stick by thier side. After all, that's what friends do. two years ago, this ame kind of situation happened to me. My friend, rebbeca, was diagnosed with lung, colon, and some kind of bone cancer. As soon as she heard the news, she instantly called me up to tell me. Until the day she died (roughly 2 months), I waited on her, hand and foot. She could hardly do anything by herself. I felt bad for her. At night, since I lived just across the street, I'd walk over and make sure she was still ok. The final night, I walked into her room. It felt as if death was waiting for me just to come and say goodbye. She looked at me smiled, closed her eyes, and went up to heaven. Not a day goes by that I don't think of her.
in loving memory
Rebbeca fossen
1989-2007