and she's gone through some tough times. she had a diagnosis of ms, she's had breast cancer, and my feelings and passion for ann haven't changed in the slightest over the years other than to become stronger. >> she says that when she got that diagnosis, and the two of you were in the room together, when the doctor told her, that she felt as if her life were over and you both cried. how tough a moment was that? >> probably the toughest time in my life was standing there with ann as we hugged each other and the diagnosis came. i was afraid it was lou gehrig's disease as we came into the doctor's office. the brochures on his table there were lou gehrig's, als and multiple sclerosis, and he did these neurological tests. then he -- we could see that she had real balance problems, didn't have feeling in places she should have feeling. he stepped out of the room. we stood up and hugged each other. i said to her, as long as it's