I imagine when a person is terminal they feel a massive loss of control as their future is taken away and there's nothing they can do. Your friend may feel that by doing this they can take back control, if your worried perhaps you could call Macmillan or another support agency for some advice? 

Welcome to the forum Ataloss although I'm sorry to hear about your friend's terminal diagnosis and the reason you are posting.

I can understand your concerns about your friend's comments but you've done the right thing by contacting the GP to get their opinion. Poppet89 has given you some good advice as well but I just wanted to let you know about Samaritans in case you or your friend would like to get in touch with them and have a chat about what is happening. Via the phone they are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on 116 123.

Is it possible for you, another friend or a member of your friend's family to stay with them overnight? If this is not possible and you or your friend feel they are not able to look after themselves at the moment then get them to an A&E department or call 999 and ask for an ambulance. Hopefully it won't come to this but it's good to know what to do if anything does happen.

Your friend should also have contact numbers for their medical team so try to find them and give them a call to discuss your concerns. Our cancer nurses are not available at the moment but if you would like to chat to them tomorrow about this their freephone number is 0808 800 4040 and are available between 9a.m - 5p.m.

I hope this helps ataloss and that your friend is feeling better soon.

Kind regards, 

Steph, Cancer Chat Moderator