his stats his oxygen level and everything was going up. i got home, went to bed. got up the next morning with a telephone call from the nurse at the hospital. she asked me, miss antoine, are you at the hospital? and i told her no, i was at home. she said, is anyone with you? when she said that, i knew something was wrong. i said no, what s going on? and she said come to the hospital. so i live in a little town outside of baton rouge, dennis springs, and the traffic is horrible in the morning. i got on the interstate and the doctor called. he said miss antoine, are you on your way? i said yes, i am. what s going on? he said just come on. i said, is he dead? and the doctor said come on, miss antoine. i said i ve always been straight with you and you ve been straight with me. is he dead? and he said, yes, miss antoine, he s dead. i was so emotional driving down