Doc that is not good news. What is good, to know that there are awesome friends and family that are willing to surround your friend with comfort, encouragement, and good will. My prayers as well as the many others on the way to continue the fight to minimize the effects of any illness on your friend. Remember that medicine is improving all the time, and the good work in promoting awareness and helping to fund further research like Rich is doing with the walkathons is another good action that we can mobilize to action.
I live in the Richmond, Virginia area but not too far from Norfolk, Virginia. If there are any such activities nearby, lets see how many of us AH addicts can gather to attend, in support of Doc's good friend and CHawk squadee, along with the many other good men and women. RIP sis in-law, Lois "Lo-E Mitchell" 8/2014.