Dorothea's great day went downhill late this afternoon. About 4:15 this afternoon Harold was standing next to her bed talking with her, all of her numbers looked good. All of a sudden she mouthed "I can't breathe" - and she stopped breathing.
Harold went into the hall and called for a nurse to come quickly. Apparently many nurses and doctors came to take care of her. They put her back on the ventilator immediately. I apologize for my sketchy details... I was not there, and I am having trouble remembering the details. The lung specialist performed some type of test and determined that her bronchial tubes are red and swollen. He believes that her bronchial tubes went into a spasm, which caused her to stop breathing. They treated her with atrovent.
The doctor says that she has a mild case of bronchitis. In you or me, it would not be a big deal - but for Dorothea it is much different.
She was stabilized quickly, and all is okay.
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