Originally Posted by Chief

I am not so sure telling him to accept it and be happy is really the answer. You are a good friend to help him fight it, and I think that is what he needs more than anything, hope, even if it is small, that he can fight it and go on. Perhaps you should look into finding specialists, etc in the traditional medical field and try and get him to develop a will to fight through it as opposed to going for alternative medicine or accepting his death? The latter may be unavoidable in the end, but I think offering some hope of being by his side and fighting with him will be a lot more inspiring to him. Wish the best for him, this life can be rough.