Don Shirley

He's coming down to see how I am, and I write on a slate, I'm having a hard time, nausea and vomiting.

And I have to write it like that so they can't misconstrue what I'm saying.

I've come out of that dream and I can control what's going on, but I can't move my body.

I can't get my legs into the place I want to be.

I can hold on to the rope, but I can't get myself horizontal.

I can only stay where I am.

And any time I try and do something, I spin.

As I got closer to the surface, I was getting to the point where I couldn't breathe anymore.

Normally, when you're in the water, you want to be horizontal.

If you suck gas in and when you're in a vertical position, you have to use all your muscles to actually bring it down.

So the intercostal muscles and the diaphragm are working with every breath to really suck the gas down.

And I was getting to the point now where I couldn't breathe.

I just give myself over for them to control.

I just let myself go and be taken care of.

And I saw video of me.

I looked like a real mess when I got out of the water.

I couldn't walk unless I had someone to lean on.

My eyes were crossed.

I couldn't see properly.

I couldn't balance in any which way.