 um did insurance cover it for his family that has gone through this how does that how did that play out i'm just wondering for medical bills on your behalf did not have insurance okay and it actually happened very quickly within two months of diagnosis she had passed oh my gosh we had missed some of the initial signs and warning signs so we know what to look for at this point but there is an average life expectancy between two and five years yeah diagnosis i've lost two friends to it and both of those were over two years