We're still trying to see if Jimmy can breathe on his own without the ventilator, and the problem continues to be that lowering the sedation so that he's conscious enough to communicate agitates him and he tries to pull the tube out.  The nurse just put restraints on his arms again.  We'll reduce sedation again and keep trying to awaken him.

I had to go through this four years ago, and it was a horrible, horrible, terrifying experience. You're semi-conscious and can't breathe and don't know why and get panicky.  I hallucinated and thought I was being waterboarded by Al Quaida and put up quite a battle, even after being restrained. I was furiously angry with everybody and had bruises on my arms for weeks.  So I know firsthand what Jimmy is going through.