each one adding a chant , adding another layer of her demise . that was back when i was making decisions to drop a lot of things from my life . i cant do this with one lung . you 're too much of a pu**y . `` i 'm coming into the city this evening . it was a tragedy that medical science could n't seem to make much of a dent in . he lifted his head and peered down at her . he was tall , trim , a commanding presence even at the age of thirty-three . 