What to do for a friend

I, too, have come to this site to seek information on how to encourage my friend thru her fight with breast cancer. She is getting alot of differing medical opinions, and I don't know how to help her. Her cancer is supposedly less than/approx 1.5 centimeters, and wasn't supposed to be beyond a few crystals in her breast. She went thru this years ago, long before I knew her, and has had mammograms annually. Now she is being told it is in her bones. She is healthy, and not suffering from any illness. She is worried sick, though, and I am sure that is not good for her at all. Any ideas?

Dear Friend and Raven - I am so sorry about your friends. I am sure they both feel they have been handed a death sentence. In reality, Stage IV Breast Cancer is now considered a chronic condition for many. Many women are living years with a good quality of life.  Please encourage your friends to come to this site to the Stage IV forum and ask for information. They will receive positive support and encouragement. If they are not comfortable using the computer, offer to ask questions for them. My suggestion to you is to be a good listener and to do rather than ask what to do - i.e. fix a meal and take it to them, don't say " Let me know if I can fix your family a meal". Many women, myself included, find it difficult to ask for help.  Your friends are very lucky to have both of you.