democracy. as his illness took its toll, tony lost the ability to walk, to type, and speaking became a struggle. three weeks ago, eight days before he died, i visited tony at his home in greenwich village to talk about his work, his ideas, and also about dying. it was an interview that neither of us knew would be his last. for some, this will be hard to watch, but it is a conversation he wanted to have and to share. it is about an illness. it is about facing death. and yet it is about life. you should view it as a reminder of his spirit, his struggle, and his passion for the ideas that dominated his life. here is that conversation. tell me about how you found out and how you adjust. adjust to the idea of this illness. >> well, i want to thank you, charlie. one of the things about lou gehrig's disease is it gives (inaudible) you're left (inaudible) on the keyboard. (inaudible). walking uphill (inaudible) so then it gets more and more and you go to the doctor and you your very worried and said you must see a neurologist. i see the neurologist, he tells me that the good news is that you don't multiple sclerosis or parkinson's but you may have a.l.s. so i had to go home and look it up. i k