During Farrah Fawcett’s battle with cancer, her best friend Alana Stewart has been there with her every step of the way.

Stewart has accompanied her friend to Germany multiple times and has been a constant during Farrah’s illness. It was even Stewart’s idea that Farrah begin filming her doctor visits in order to remember everything the doctor had said. The footage led to the making of a 2-hour documentary, “Farrah’s Story” which airs Friday night on NBC, May 15th at 9:00 p.m.

The women met in the 70’s and have continued a lifelong relationship since then. Alana was married to George Hamilton from 1972-1975 and then to rocker Rod Stewart from 1979-1984. She had two children with Rod, Kimberly Stewart and Sean Stewart. You’ve probably heard of them.

Alana recently opened up to Entertainment Tonight about her best friend, updating us on her condition and proudly telling of Farrah’s courage. She says throughout treatment Farrah has been fortunate enough to have kept her hair. Until recently, that is.

“I think it was surprising because she’d gone through almost two years of treatment without losing it. Then when she did start to lose it, it was very surprising in the beginning and then shocking. Then she kind of joked about it. I mean she took it like she did everything else. She took it in her stride.”

Alana confirms that Farrah is NOT aware that Redmond is in jail.

“She was so happy to see him I think it just gave her new inner strength. She’s using all her strength to battle cancer. There’s no reason that she should know that her son is in jail. She thinks he’s in rehab.”

As for Farrah’s state of mind, Alana says it is healthy. Farrah is trying to remain strong and is determined to beat the disease.

“She has talked about dying. She’s said many times ‘all I want to know is if I have two months left to live that the doctors tell me because I need to know. There’s a lot of things I need to do.’ So far no one’s told her that.”

“She hasn’t cried a lot. There’s times during these last two years where she has broken down and cried, and then she’ll say, ‘I’m sorry, I’m sorry I don’t mean to be a baby.’ And I’ve said, ‘baby, are you kidding? I couldn’t go through one tenth of what you’ve gone through.’ And I’ve said to her, ‘you’re the most amazing, the strongest person I’ve ever known,’ And she is.”

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Entertainment Tonight is airing a multiple part series on Farrah Fawcett’s devastating battle with cancer.

Farrah and best friend Alana Stewart have traveled to Germany and back so Farrah can receive alternative treatments that are available in that country.

During their travels and experiences a video camera accompanied them and caught both special and sobering moments along the way.

Stewart tells ET, “Farrah took her camera to a doctor’s meeting, because she wanted to be able to remember everything. When we were in Germany meeting with the doctor, Farrah handed me the camera. We documented everything, the good, the bad and the ugly.”

“Farrah chose to go to Germany because they are doing a lot of treatments over there that are very cutting edge (and not yet approved in the United States). They inject the tumor directly with chemo, it’s called ‘embolization.’ Your immune system is not compromised as it is when you do the standard.”

In the video Farrah is seen clenching a rosary, being slid into a MRI machine and thanking God for the opportunity to visit a beautiful mountainside, as well as many other emotional moments.

Stewart says Farrah’s exposure in the media has been difficult on the actress.

“The things that have been printed about Farrah through this whole process have been the most stressful part about her recovery, more than battling cancer. One week they are printing that she is dying and the next week they are printing that she is cured. Neither one of those are true. The paparazzi stalk her. They’re waiting outside when she’s getting treatments; they’ve practically run her off the road before.”

Alana adds that one tabloid most likely had access to Fawcett’s medical records.

“She would go to the doctor and have some test, there would be certain results, and three days later it would be printed in this tabloid. Apparently they had someone inside the hospital that was accessing her medical records.”

Stewart says she and Fawcett have been friends for years.

“Farrah and I came [to Los Angeles] at the same time. We were modeling, doing TV commercials and would see each other at auditions. We became friends years later. We’re both Texas girls.”

This compelling and never-before-seen footage is not a film or a documentary; it is a raw and unedited look at Farrah Fawcett as she undergoes a radical and revolutionary new technique to try to save her life. Stewart is inspired by her friend’s courage and bravery, but says Fawcett herself tells her, “The only certainty about cancer is the uncertainty.”

The multiple-part series begins tonight on Entertainment Tonight.

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