we turn now to sally jenkins. is the "washington post" reporter who recently sat down with coach summitt and is also a close personal friend of hers. thanks for being with us. first of all, i'm sorry your mom is going through this. how did she take it initially when she got the test results? >> you know, there was an initial state of denial, i'd say, and the question, "why me?" it's hard to be diagnosed with this, but i think after a month or so, she came to terms with it and accepted it. >> sreenivasan: sally jenkins, as a friend you said you started to notice some things-- you said there's a faint touch of dimming as though a jar had been placed over a candle. how so? >> pat would ask three times, "what time should i be at practice? what time is the meeting?" pat loves practice. practice is the center of her day, and so if she-- she calls it her classroom when she goes into practice and works with her players. so when she couldn't remember literally what time she had to be at practice, that was a pretty profound

i plan to continue to be your coach. >> longtime friend and "washington post" columnist sally jenkinsummitt's reaction to the news and the incredible impact that she has had on college basketball and the young women that she's coached. jenkins says that when the doctor advised her to retire immediately summitt responded, quote, do you have any idea who you're dealing with? that hard-nosed resolve has marked summitt's long career. he her remarkable record includes 1,037 victories and 8 national championships. sally jenkins joins us now from knoxville. sally, thank you so much for coming on the show today to talk about your friend. how is she doing? >> she's great. i mean, the thing is, any time i feel upset about this, all i have to do is look at her and talk to her. she's doing terrific. she's in a team meeting right now working with her team. she's doing what she loves to do, and it makes everybody around her feel okay about this. >> what you shared about her reaction to the doctors when she was told maybe she wanted to think about retirement says so much about her, doesn't it? >> ye

. >> sally pipes and grace-marie turner look at the health care legislation that was signed into law in march 2010. this 50 minute conversation is next from freedom fest 2011. >> i am jenkins to turner and i'm joined by sally pipes and we are delighted that you are here and have an opportunity to talk to you about this frightening law that we believe will have a terribly detrimental effect on our health sector and our freedom. i am going to talk first. i have a few slides so i will be moving to the podium and sally will follow up. i wrote a book about why obamacare is wrong for america and sally wrote one called the truth about obamacare. i will move to the podium and begin the presentation. >> thank you, grace-marie. we're delighted you're here to hear our messages. it is important to recognize what is in the law. people are confused. there is a sense that some people think the law has been repealed. they either think it has been repealed or they are not sure. half of americans think after the 2010 elections and the reaction to the passage of the law that so many people have opposed and over the objections of the majority of the american people that they think it must be