I am very sorry to hear of this. I do not know how long ago she was given this diagnosis, but there is considerable variation in how people react to a new diagnosis of an incurable disease. Perhaps just letting her know that you still care for her, and that you want to support her in any way possible, will be helpful to her (although she may still need some more time to sort out the complex and powerful throughts and emotions that she is now experiencing).
I should also say that physicians are notoriously inaccurate in projecting how long individual patients will survive their incurable illnesses, including cancer. For her, and for you, life can only be taken one day at a time, and with nothing taken for granted any longer.
I hope that your girlfirend will be able to reconnect with you, her family, and her friends during the time that remains for her.
Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS
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