'My Journey With Farrah'

" Back of the book segment tonight as you know actress Farrah Fawcett died on June 25 after struggling with cancer for years -- actress fort valiantly. But the last days were extremely difficult. This up close friends -- Alana Stewart who has written a book called my journey with fair. You know there's been so much written about her in a tabloid -- and impress all over the final days and stuff like that what. In your book can you tell us that we don't already know. Well I think first of all she was of."

" Very down home person she was at Texas down and I'm from Texas and I think that's why we bonded in the first place that she was very. Like averaging she liked staying at home Christmas Eve we stayed home cooked the -- highs in coconut -- socialism and glamour closed yet -- Yeah I'm not really she had that image perhaps and and that she loved staying home when her son was little she stayed home and she had cooked dinner for them every night and did his homework and we went to Texas a couple of years ago after she was diagnosed with cancer and we took. I drive an assertive nice second birthday. I always ninetieth birthday he's ninety's to announce Jim Fawcett and we drove from Houston where he was connected coaches to my little hometown. And we stopped at little cafes along the way any chicken and -- people know -- You know it's funny because young girls would come up -- to say waitresses you know like young college right and they say."

" You know he looked like."

" can all thank you be and I -- the a's and angels you know what did I never got. Because I think mr. -- I never matter but it looks like he had a sad life. She's hooked up with the Ryan O'Neal heavily involved with substance abuse signed. Another substance abuser stays in this kind of situation for long time. And I really never understood that."

" Do you have the wrong impression about that -- in time we're together over thirty years and they had a very volatile relationship but they loved each other and they were really there for each other during the tough times and other drugs and alcohol limit of arrests and I think a lot of that is blown out of proportion yes her son. He's in rehab rehab jail right now Redmond might begin on my sons had drug problems too and -- what -- did -- is that she seemed to be pretty straight. She's so down to earth to -- it was an anti drug user what you know she was a very down to earth very health conscious person and the last person in the world you'd expect to get cancer right so she stayed with -- O'Neill and in these relationships. Because of law he said. Well you're talking about in the relationship with Ryan and I think they've really left each other and even though he's a self destructive character. As well he is you know. That and some people may think he is I know a different side of him I know and man who really loved her very much and was with her during the last months in the last years and really really cared for her."

" Okay now some people accuse you exploiting -- relationship you know about that. I think that's unfair mean if you knew -- in her friend anyone's right to. Book and set the record straight I mean that seems to be a compliment to your friend I would do the same thing we you know first of all."

" They were my diaries of when we. We're together gearing did especially during two years that we were in Germany. It was actually her idea for me to write the book I gave her this little book about friendship that was in German she -- you know you should write a book. Like this about us. And she read a lot of my diaries I it's not like I rushed out and wrote a book you know the diaries of repair. And I wanted to do something that was attribute not only tell her courage. But to to further her message -- she did a lot you know she started a foundation when she got cancer she decided. That she was going to do something to help other people which is why in the -- she did the documentary. Slick as his only hope to cancer survivor has. As you gotta fight and all that exactly not to that they she started a foundation for cancer research and so she walked her talk you know and the more I can help keep her memory and her legacy alive I'm really happy to analysts say one thing. Anybody who knows me well and knows her well. They know why I was with her why did what I did I did it for the right reasons because she -- my sister and I loved her with on my heart -- coming in here we appreciate very much thank you."