I think we tend to be more supportive here because there is less support for us, treatments are still in trial stage and we tend to talk less about it
to those we socialise with. That adds up
to a whole lot
of shared empathy, compassion and information sharing.
My Dad died of lung cancer and my heart goes out to you and your friend's family. He was on drip morphine, spoke only on the outbreath, and died quietly in his sleep. My Mum died of emphysema; very devastating...