Cole’s doctors have been doing everything they can to save him, but his Legionnaires’ disease just isn’t responding to treatment well enough for him to improve much.

Since Cole ignored his symptoms for so long, that’s put him at a serious disadvantage when it comes to his recovery.

In fact, Cole may not be able to recover at all from the sound of things in the show’s preview video for the week of June 30-July 4.

The Young and the Restless spoilers say Cole will insist on saying his goodbyes to Claire and Victoria when they show back up at his bedside.

Victoria and Claire may urge Cole to stay optimistic, but he’ll think it’s time to make peace with his imminent passing.

If Cole is truly going to face a grim fate, then Claire’s world will be turned upside down.

 

Claire hasn’t had very long to bond with her father, so that could make losing Claire even tougher.

With all this in mind, we should consider where Y&R might take Claire’s character in the aftermath of Cole’s demise.

Cole’s fatal sendoff could change everything, so here are three ways Claire might spin out.

1) Claire’s panic attacks get worse

For starters, Claire’s panic attacks could get far worse after the loss of Cole.

Y&R fans know Claire had her first one ever recently, which gave Holden Novak (Nathan Owens) a chance to come to her rescue.

Holden may have more opportunities to step up and support Claire through the difficult chapter to come.

As Claire’s panic attacks worse, Holden may become Claire’s knight in shining armor – especially if her romance with Kyle Abbott (Michael Mealor) crumbles over this whole situation with Audra Charles (Zuleyka Silver),

2) Claire is haunted by Jordan and the past

Of course, losing Cole could also get Claire thinking about all the years she missed with her dad thanks to Jordan (Colleen Zenk).

Jordan kidnapped Claire as a baby and made her parents think she was gone forever, so Claire was robbed of so many happy father-daughter memories.

As Claire struggles to move on from the past, the show might even bring Jordan back in dreams or visions to haunt her.

It’d be a great writing strategy to help drive Claire off the rails.

3) Claire reverts to sinister wild side

Between Claire’s potential breakup with Kyle and the Cole devastation she may be facing, everything’s going to take a toll.

If the show really does take the Jordan haunting route, that could add to Claire’s mental distress.

Could all this be building to a storyline where Claire reverts to her sinister wild side?

Claire could go back to her dangerous roots and get an entertaining new arc that lets Hayley Erin show off her talent!

The Young and the Restless spoilers say Claire has some tough times ahead of her no matter what, so stick with us for updates on all the crushing news to come.