My best friend is dieing

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My best friend Chantelle has been told by the doctors that she can expect to hear that she has 2-5 years to live. Her kidneys are shutting down and they told her that its only a matter of time until the rest of her body shuts down too. They can't figure out what is wrong with her.

That's extremely unfortunate to hear...especially when they give that much of a blind stab in the dark.It's twice as bad that they don't know, hopefully they can at least figure out WHAT it is and perhaps figure out what treatment options exist.

I'm very sorry to hear that, pink. I don't understand how they can put any sort of time on it if they don't know what it is.

I am sorry to hear that about your friend. :frowning:

Hey hon! I am so very sorry to hear what is going on sweetie, but don’t give up hope. Your friend doesn’t have an expiration date stamped on the bottom of her foot, none of us does, so don’t give her up for lost just yet. How many doctors has she been to? Has she received a second opinion about what this one doctor has said? I know that things seem kind of scary right now hon, but your friend is going to need you more than ever right now. She’s going to need you to be positive and upbeat (even when you feel like you’re falling apart on the inside), and she’s probably going to lean on you and look to you for support as well as her other friends and family.Tell her and others that they don’t need to accept this “you’ve only got 2-5 years” as if it’s written in stone. Get out there and do research. Look her symptoms up on the internet, at the library in medical journals, look for anything that she can ask her doctors to look into just in case there is something that they’ve missed. Don’t give up just yet sweetie.Let me know how things go, and also know that I’m here when you need me.

I remember Chantelle,Tell her that Sexpert says hello.I'll have her in my thought and prayers. As it was mentioned before, don't give up hope for her sake. I believe she can beat this.

I'm so sorry to hear that : ( I wish you and her the best of luck.

Like Pete said, how the hell can they put a time limit on this if they don't even know what it is?

Very sensitive.It's been really hard for me to discuss.She has a appt with the specialist on the 4th. Hopefully they figure something out and can do something.

I hope her attitude stays up. How is she and her family handling this? Like the others said, stay strong.