i don't have it memorized so i'll need to track it down. i should be able to find it after dinner. if not i'll do my best with what i remember. i do know the first stage is Denial. it's similar to the Kubler-Ross stages of dying i think.
encouraging a person to continue doing things they enjoy, getting plenty of rest, eating regularly is helpful too. seems a lot of women respond to this by getting a bit passively self-destructive, so encouraging life affirming choices should help with that. but done in a supportive way, not a pushy way obviously (though pushing can be useful for people who seem determined to self-destruct).
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