dozen members of our delegation were stricken, even george who started to feel sick during an early morning staff briefing. the secret service went on full alert. the overriding fear was terrorists had gotten control of a dangerous substance and planted it at the resort. they could only conclude it was a virus. but the most heart-wrenching passages in the book look at the shattering mistake that s followed mrs. bush for nearly 50 years. the former first lady evokes the details of traveling down a dark road in 1963. at just 17 years old, she crashed into another car, killing one of her best friends, michael douglas. she writes, i lost my faith that november, lost it for many, many years. it was the first time that i had prayed to god for something, begged him for something, and it was as if no one heard. until the painful moment she heard michael s mother at the hospital. the only answer was the sound of mrs. douglas sobs on the other side of that thin emergency room curt