When I knocked on Sandy's door and she answered it, already dressed for bed and in her robe. She was definitely surprised to find me standing there bu... seemed very pleased that I had felt comfortable enough to come over and visit even at that late hour of the night. She invited me in, took my coat and offered to pop some popcorn and get me a soft drink to have while we watched a movie. Her boys were already in bed and Nicole was staying over at a girlfriend's for the weekend. I felt a little. May 1986 - "The 5th Dimension" RV - Parked Beneath the Washington Monument on the Mall in DC...Ruth E. and I have been invited by the local television station to come down to the launch of a traveling exhibition being held in town. The exhibition is a celebration of a particular television program whose longevity and creativity have made it an icon around the world. We were excited to be here as we'd often shared our particularly naughty brand of "collaborative writing" with one another on. I felt her tremble in my arms and felt the moisture on my chest before I heard the sobbing.“We could have lost her tonight.” Lynn spoke through sobs.“I know. If there was ever a lesson that we need to love each other because tomorrow may never come, this is it.”“What time do we need to get up in the morning?”“Well we can get in to see her at 8am so we should be up by 6:30am. That is early enough that we will miss the rush hour.”“Really don’t feel like making love tonight Paul. Do you mind?”“No.. She was not struggling but rather, lay calmly. I could see her ribcage making spasmodic attempts to draw in air but she did not try to scratch at the thing blocking her nose and mouth.I stared a few seconds more and then called the thing back in.Her gasps were deep, but controlled. "You did well, but you must be able to do it when you are in most peril and then every time. Did you see the place you must find?" her arms were still thrown above her head as she lay back on the coverlet. I could.