>> Brooke: You're a good son. >> Ridge: A good son
that can't help his father.
>> Steffy: You talking about Granddad?
>> Brooke: Talking about how difficult it is.
>> Steffy: Oh, I wish he'd let us be there for him.
>> Ridge: Well, it's his choice. Doesn't want anyone to pity him.
>> Brooke: He doesn't want us to worry.
>> Steffy: So, we're supposed to just act like
everything's normal? >> Ridge It's not normal.
I saw his hand shaking earlier. Pretended like I didn't see it.
>> Steffy: God. Well, at least he's
back at work. Now, we can see him.
>> Ridge: Yeah, I'm happy about that.
>> Steffy: I'm still not used to seeing you in the design office.
>> Ridge: Not my desk anymore. That's part of the deal.
>> Steffy: You did the right thing,
letting Granddad believe that he won the fashion challenge
and giving up your office. ♪♪
>> Eric: So, any time that you slant the hemline on something
like this, it needs to be very, very subtle.
>> RJ: Yeah. >> Eric: It makes all the
difference in the world. >> RJ: No, it--
it definitely does. I definitely wouldn't
have, uh, I wouldn't have thought of doing it.
I really like the way that it makes the edges straight.
>> Eric: Yeah, it does. It gives the fabric some weight.
It-- it grounds the dress. It's really good.
>> Donna: Mm, signature Eric Forrester.
>> Eric: Yes, it is, yeah. She knows all my secret weapons.
[ RJ and Donna chuckling ] And now, you do too.
>> RJ: I've learned so much from you, Granddad.
>> Eric: And me from you. I mean, this is just a very
adventurous neckline. >> RJ: Oh, come on.
The-- the neckline needs work. Honestly. That's what it needs.
>> Eric: No, it doesn't. It's perfect.
Well, we can work on it a little bit more if you want, but
it's gonna come out just fine. Don't worry.
>> Donna: Between the two of you, I have no doubt it will
turn out beautifully. [ Eric chuckling ]
>> Eric: What I'd like to do is to get a little more adventurous
with the, uh, with the color. Maybe, um, a red,
uh, a fire-- fire engine red. Um...
>> RJ: Hey, are you okay? >> Eric: Yeah, I-- I think so.
Uh... Be good. >> Donna: Eric, you're pale.
You need to sit down. >> RJ: Hey, hey,
hold on, hold on. ♪♪
>> Brooke: It's really selfless of you, allowing Eric to
believe that he beat you in the fashion challenge.
>> Ridge: He was so invested. He spent hours
finishing those pieces. >> Steffy: So did you, which
makes it even more heartwarming. >> Ridge: Well, that's
the least I could do. >> Brooke: Thinking that he won
this challenge, it's-- it's meant a lot to Eric.
>> Ridge: Yeah, I know. He's thrilled.
Now, he's rubbing it in my face. >> Steffy: He couldn't be
more proud of himself. >> Ridge: Why shouldn't he?
It's quite a collection. >> Brooke: And it's really
made him happy. >> Ridge: I-- There's nothing
I wouldn't do for this guy. Nothing. After everything
he's done for me all my life, and now, I'm just...
sitting there talking to doctors and specialists, and...
all I hear is "nothing more we can do."
>> RJ: Whoa, whoa, whoa. I got you. I got you.
>> Donna: Let's get you... Sit down. Sit down.
>> Eric: Okay. I'm okay. >> RJ: Let's just get
to the chairs. >> Eric: Yeah, I'm all right.
I just had a senior moment. >> Donna: Okay. Just sit
down, Eric. Come on. You almost passed out.
>> Eric: I'm fine. >> Donna: Please.
>> Eric: Fine. >> Donna: Take a sip.
>> Eric: Thank you. Thanks.
Who are you calling? >> Donna: Your doctor.
He gave me his cell phone. >> Eric: No, don't do that,
Donna. Don't call the doctor. >> Donna: Okay, stop.
You're not talking me out of this.
>> RJ: No. Let's just hold on a second, hold on a second.
Do you want some more water? Can I get you some more water?
>> Eric: No, I'm okay. I'm all right.
Don't worry about me, all right? I'm feeling better already.
Look. >> RJ: No, you haven't been
feeling well for a long time, Granddad.
>> Donna: This is Donna Logan. >> RJ: Maybe...
>> Donna: I need to speak with Dr. Colby regarding--
>> RJ: You need to rest and maybe working on this
collection isn't good for you. >> Donna: It's urgent.
♪♪
>> Ridge: Dad and I would always work together whenever we could,
you know. And then, he started wanting to do
his own line. I just didn't pick up on it.
>> Brooke: I just thought he needed to prove himself like
he's still got it. >> Ridge: Yeah.
I thought the same thing, so I indulged him. You know why?
Because I wanted to win. Because I wanted to beat
the best. >> Steffy: And you did.
>> Ridge: Yeah. What a waste of time, huh?
This whole competition was just time wasted with him.
I was such a jerk. >> Steffy: You and Granddad
always had fun teasing each other, and it always came from
a place of love. >> Ridge: You think this came
from a place of love? No. I wanted him out.
I wanted him to retire so I could take over
'cause I didn't know he was suffering 'cause no one told me.
>> Brooke: You understand why. >> Ridge: I do. I--
This is not about RJ, and I know he has a lot on his plate.
I understand. >> Steffy: Yeah, definitely.
And Thomas and I are really grateful that you opened up
to us. I mean, yeah,
it's still a shock. Grandad seems so vital
and alive. >> Ridge: He is, he--
Everything we have, everything we are is because of him.
>> Brooke: It's true. Everything he's done
for all of us. His love and his support
and his encouragement. And everything he's done here,
what he's built at Forrester Creations.
>> Ridge: A patriarch. >> Steffy: He's always been
a sanctuary for me. When I couldn't talk to you
or Mom about something, I-- I knew I could go to him.
And he'd give me just wonderful advice and guidance
and not just for me, but for everyone.
I don't want to even think about him not being here.
I can't imagine him being gone. ♪♪
>> Donna: Okay. Well, um, Dr. Colby is gonna swing by
and check on you, and, um, thankfully he was really close.
>> Eric: Look, it was just a dizzy spell, that's all it was.
You didn't have to call the doctor.
>> RJ: No, we need to get you checked out.
That's-- It's a good idea. >> Eric: Yeah. Well, it's just
gonna be the same diagnosis as it was before, right?
And this-- this-- this senior moment of mine
was just a blip on that same diagnostic radar.
It's the same thing. >> RJ: Granddad. Granddad.
We love you. Okay? We both love you.
We wanna make sure that you're not in any danger.
Okay? We-- we're-- This collection?
We-- we're gonna have time to finish this.
Okay? And we're going to. >> Eric: Good.
I like that attitude, all right? >> RJ: Yeah.
>> Eric: Let's do some work. We can get some work done
before the doctor gets here. Come on.
>> RJ: No, no. >> Donna: Oh, no, no, no, no.
You-- you need to rest right now, Eric.
[ Eric coughing ] >> Donna: Oh...
>> RJ: What if we took you back to the house?
Would you be okay with that? What if-- what if
we started working on-- >> Eric: Oh, no, that's the
worst idea and you'll put me between-- Convince me
to lay down on the bed and just sit there and wait to die.
No, no, I'm not gonna do that. That's not what I'm gonna do.
>> Donna: That-- that-- that's not what we're saying, Eric.
Okay? We're not saying that. We just think that maybe
this is depleting your energy. >> Eric: No, this-- this is what
energizes me, Donna. You know that.
Being here at this desk. Designing, working,
surrounded by my family and-- and teaching my grandson.
And-- and-- and loving you.
This. And this is what I'm gonna do
until I die, this. This is what I want.
[ Eric coughing ]
>> Donna: Oh, Dr. Colby. thank you so much for coming.
>> Colby: Eric, how are you doing? I see the coughing's
intensified. >> Eric: I'm fine. I'm fine.
>> Donna: No, he-- he's not fine.
He almost passed out and he's-- he's coughing up blood again.
I mean, I know Eric doesn't want to hear this, but his--
his condition is getting worse. His symptoms are increasing,
and-- and they're more frequent. Please, doctor, please.
Tell me that there's-- there's something you can do
to help Eric.
♪♪
[ Eric coughing ] >> Colby: One more
deep breath in. [ Eric inhaling deeply ]
Tell me more about what happened today.
>> Donna: Uh, Eric-- Eric was just standing there.
He-- he-- he and RJ were working and suddenly he just
got disoriented. >> Eric: It wasn't a big deal.
I just got lightheaded, that's all.
>> RJ: It was a very big deal, Dr. Colby.
He was standing right here and he almost fell.
>> Donna: Yeah. And thankfully, RJ was there to catch him
or he would have hit the ground. >> Colby: Has this been
happening regularly? >> Eric: No.
What, the dizziness? >> Colby: Yes.
>> Eric: No, no, it hasn't. It's just--
just once in a while. Not-- not very often at all.
Look, I-- Just probably low blood sugar.
I didn't, uh, eat hardly anything today.
>> Colby: Okay. With your condition,
nearly losing consciousness is an indication
of a more serious issue. >> Donna: He-- he's been so
focused on this collection. I don't-- I don't think he's
been taking care of himself as much as he should be.
Eric, you need to eat and--- and you're not getting enough sleep.
>> RJ: Yeah. We keep telling him that he needs to get more sleep.
>> Eric: All right, you're both right. You're both right.
I'll, uh, I'll have a great big lunch tomorrow.
>> Colby: Okay. To be perfectly frank, I think you need
to go to the hospital. >> Eric: Yeah. What today?
>> Colby: Yes. >> Eric: No, I can't go.
It's right in the middle of the workday. I'm not gonna go to
the hospital. >> Colby: Eric, your blood
pressure is low. Okay? Your lungs are inflamed.
The hospital can do a chest X-ray, run more tests
so that we know better about what stage we're at.
>> Eric: A test to what? A test to tell me
what I already know? That my body's failing me?
We know that already, doctor. No, thank you.
>> RJ: Granddad, you need to listen to Dr. Colby.
He's an expert. >> Eric: I know.
>> Donna: Maybe-- maybe if you go to the hospital, they'll--
they'll make you feel more comfortable.
>> Eric: Oh, they have pills for that. They're gonna have pills
that make me feel better. They have lots of pills
for that. You have a-- a pill
to make me better so that I can-- I can live?
So I can keep living? Do you have that pill?
No, I didn't think so. Look, I don't want to go
to the hospital. I'm gonna stay here.
I'm gonna do what I want. I'm gonna live my life.
I'm gonna squeeze the life out of every moment I have left.
And I'm gonna live it for myself, right?
I'm gonna live 'til I die.
♪♪ >> Steffy: Granddad is at the
end of his life and we have to pretend that we have no idea.
>> Brooke: Right. Nobody is supposed to know.
>> Ridge: But we do know. >> Brooke: Yes, we do know.
And it's taken a terrible toll on RJ too.
I'm worried about that. Just happy he's been able
to lean on Luna. >> Steffy: Yeah, it has
helped out Granddad. >> Ridge: Why can't we just go
over there and shake him and say, "Hey, Dad, we know what's
going on. "We're here to help you."
>> Steffy: I hear you, and I want to do that too.
>> Brooke: We can't. We can't say anything.
It's critical that we don't upset him.
>> Steffy: [ sighing ] Fine. I mean, if he's here and he's
creating and it gives him peace, maybe it'll prolong his life.
>> Ridge: Give him something to hold on to.
>> Brooke: He does love designing, that's for sure.
Just hope he doesn't overdo it. [ Steffy sighing ]
>> Ridge: Come here. >> Brooke: You know how we're
talking about Eric this way. You know, our Eric.
Our sweet, sweet Eric.
>> Ridge: It's all right.
>> RJ: Hey, you're-- you're here. Um...
>> Ridge: Whoa, whoa. Is it my dad? What's going on?
>> RJ: Yes, the doctor was just with him in the CEO office.
>> Brooke: Did something happen? >> RJ: He's okay.
It's just-- I think things have taken a little bit of a turn.
>> Steffy: What do you-- what do you mean?
>> RJ: He-- he has these dizzy spells sometimes, but
this-- this was different. I think-- I think his condition
is getting uh, getting worse.
♪♪
>> Eric: That was some house call, you know.
The house is one thing, but for him to come to the office.
Come on. >> Donna: Okay. And he urged you
to go to the hospital. I really think you should
listen to him. >> Eric: Well, if I thought
it was important, I would. >> Donna: Eric, sweetheart.
What if it was another TIA? >> Eric: Well, it's nothing we
haven't dealt with before. Right, Donna?
And now that I've had these crackers,
I'm back to my old self. I mean, really.
Let's-- let's go home. We can play some racquetball
or some pickleball. >> Donna: Stop.
I'm really not in the mood to joke right now.
>> Eric: I'm not joking. I'm serious about it.
We can play something. I've got plenty of juice.
>> Donna: It was really scary. Stop it.
That was scary for me, please. I mean, you--
>> Eric: I'm sorry. I'm sorry. >> Donna: You almost collapsed.
You were-- you were just standing there talking, and if
RJ hadn't-- hadn't held you, you could have hit your head.
Or maybe never woken up.
>> Eric: Or maybe died, you think?
I would've died? Donna, it's not my time.
It's not my time. Not yet. You're not gonna get rid of me
that easily. >> Donna: Stop.
>> Eric: There you are. Beautiful smile.
I love it when you laugh.
>> Eric: Okay, okay. Okay.
>> Donna: I'm sorry.
>> Eric: Whatever happens, you're gonna be fine.
♪♪ >> Ridge: What's going on
with Dad? >> RJ: I don't know. It came on
suddenly, whatever it was. >> Steffy: You said
he got dizzy. >> RJ: Yes, he did.
We were talking, he was really excited about the new design.
Everything was really positive and then he-- he couldn't find
a word, and then he just-- His whole body went weak.
>> Brooke: Oh, my God. >> RJ: I was scared
he was gonna collapse. >> Brooke: Did you call 911?
>> RJ: We called-- Donna wanted to call his doctor, so we
called his doctor, and he came and examined him in the office.
>> Steffy: What did the doctor say?
>> RJ: He's-- he's very worried about him.
He's been worried about him. He said that he shouldn't
be here working. He-- he should be in a hospital.
>> Ridge: All right. So, is-- is that where he is?
Is that where he went? >> RJ: Well, you know how
stubborn Granddad is. >> Steffy: He refused to go.
>> RJ: Yeah. He said it was low blood sugar and he said
it was no big deal. >> Ridge: Oh, okay. Great.
>> Brooke: It's more than that. >> RJ: Yeah. It's obvious his--
his illness is progressing, and we-- we--
Shouldn't we do something? >> Steffy: Well, Granddad can't
be alone. Someone needs to be there with him.
>> RJ: He's almost never alone. It's always Donna or me or Katie
are always with him. We have that covered.
>> Ridge: Why are we doing this? Why can't we-- we be open and
honest with each other? We're standing here,
he's over there. I just want to be with him and
hold his hand and make sure that he's all right.
Share whatever pain he has, whatever-- He must be
so scared right now. >> Brooke: Ridge.
>> Steffy: Hey, you are there for him,
loving him every single day. You're here, Dad. It's okay.
It's okay. [ Ridge sighing ]
♪♪ >> Donna: Do you know how much
I love you, honey bear? >> Eric: I do.
>> Donna: Yeah. >> Eric: I also know how hard
this has been for you.
Thank you. You've been so strong for me.
Until my last breath... thank you.
♪♪
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