The Ninth Tuesday We Talk About How Love Goes On Summary

Fall arrives at Schwartz's home. At Albom's home, the labor strike continues. Around the world, depressing news abounds. Albom tries calling his brother in Spain several times. After a few weeks, he gets a message back. His brother says that he didn't want to talk. Meanwhile, Schwartz's condition is rapidly deteriorating. He can't move his own head and is no longer able to use the bathroom on his own. Yet every morning he still insists on being lifted from his bed and moved to his study, where he can sit among his books and papers. His new saying is "when you're in bed, you're dead."

Schwartz tells Albom that Nightline wants to do another show on him, but they want to wait. This angers Albom...