What do you think would have happened if Ruth hadn't died early?

I had to
edit down the original
question.  I think that one of the largest implications of Ruth's early

completion is that it enabled Tommy and Kathy to become emotionally close.  If only for
an
instant, Ruth'shad been one in which she seeks Tommy's company, even
though she fully
understands that there is probably a stronger emotional
connection between Tommy and Kathy.
 Ruth's need for Tommy was not as
emotionally driven as Kathy's.  In dying early, she sets the
stage for Kathy
and Tommy to become closer.  At the same time, this notion of obtaining a

deferral out of love is something that is pursued.  This would not have been pursued had
Ruth
not died early.  The group emotional dynamics of the three were altered
with Ruth's early death
as it enabled the two of the group that probably
should have been together for a longer time to
finally find some level of
comfort in one another's arms.  Kathy's own wayward emotional state
would
have been continued had Ruth not died.  Kathy being a carer for others and seeking to
find
some level of sexual satisfaction from others without much in way of a
long term commitment
would have continued.  Yet, in Ruth's death, there is
the ability to for Kathy to find an
emotional home and sense of purpose,
something that lies outside the realm of being a donor and
being
"completed."