A Big Bump—Sunday, 2:30 pm

Robert's breathing problems escalated into a major crisis shortly before noon today. The pulmonologist (respiratory specialist) administered a drug which would relax his body and allow the ventilator to completely take over his breathing. His heart started racing under the stress and needed medication to return to normal. His condition has stabilized, although that term is relative, as we saw today. With his critical status it doesn't take much of a change to become a crisis.