Sarah Michelle Gellar shares touching tribute to her friend of 30 years Shannen Doherty - two days after her death at age 53 following breast cancer battle

Sarah Michelle Gellar shared a rubbing tribute successful grant of her precocious friend Shannen Doherty, who died connected Saturday, July 13 astatine property 53 aft battling bosom cancer.

The actress, 47, posted a loving statement to Shannen, on pinch photos of them together.

Sarah wrote: 'How do you perchance find nan correct words to sum up 30 years of friendship?'

'I support reminding myself it only hurts this overmuch because, location was truthful overmuch love. Thank you, for each your benignant words and support.' 

Her station comes conscionable 2 days aft Shannen's decease - astatine property 53 pursuing a nine-year conflict pinch bosom cancer.

Shannen's publicist Leslie Sloane announced her decease connected Sunday via a statement: 'On Saturday, July 13, she mislaid her conflict pinch crab aft galore years of fighting nan disease.'

'The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones arsenic good arsenic her canine Bowie. The family asks for their privateness astatine this clip truthful they tin grieve successful peace.'