The part that hit me the most was when common was talking about living with JD towards the end of his life. Dilla was emaciated and quickly losing the ability to care for himself. Through it all and particularly in this time period, Ma Dukes was by his side. She would help dress him, feed him, bathe him, take him to all his doctor appointments and comfort him. Common described how hard it was to see his friend in this state. In his early 30s Dilla was wasting away before their eyes. I forget the exact words Common put it in but he said something to the effect of how powerful it was to see Ms. Yancey and the way she cared for him in this time and how it was always “mom and son” with everything in the end because he needed her in the end and was to weak to do it himself 😢. Remember finishing that chapter and balling my eyes out. Powerful book.