![It was a very difficult time. I was working on [umble-Ardy] when my partner and friend was dying of cancer. We set up a room in the house to be like a hospital room. Eugene died, and then I had bypass surgery. I was doing the book to stay sane while all this was going on.](/assets/img/quote-photos/it-was-a-very-difficult-time-i-was-working-on-umble-ardy-when-my-partner-and-f.jpg)
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