Crystal said it was never a question that he would be there to lift Robin up when he fell down. “A sickness is a sickness, which is what his alcoholism was,” he said. “It’s not excusing it. And we were there for Marsha and the kids, too.” “It was a test of our friendship,” Crystal added. “We loved the family, we loved the kids, and they got hurt. That was the darkest time.”
