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Lungs -- >> bronchitis can lead to pneumonia? >> it can but they're different things. pneumonia obviously more serious. 92 years old, you and i have talked about this, you don't measure age in years always, but 92, his immune system is clearly going to be weaker. jamie and i talked about he had not previously been intubated, put on a breathing machine for pneumonia. he's had it in the past but never needed a breathing machine. cautiously optimistic. >> in terms of mrs. bush, how common is it for somebody to be hospitalized out of precaution? >> it sounds like there probably was enough -- you k...

One of the most common reasons people end up in the hospital and in the intensive care unit. he hadn't been on the breathing machine, the breetathing machin that goes through the mouth and into the trachea, he hadn't had it before, even with the previous bouts of pneumonia, so i think this does indicate some added degree of seriousness, as jamie said, he's been on i.v. antibiotics since saturday. several days now. usually, those are at least a week-long course. we want to see how he does. >> this son, george w. bush, and laura bush, they're supposed to be here in washington for the inauguratio...

Area. but the boys are also having the fastest recovery he has ever seen. so hard operation, but fast recovery. they'll take it any day. >> outstanding. just to see them with the dressing off their little heads and to see the mom's face. what about, though -- what are are you hearing from the doctor as far as looking ahead? it may be too early to even know, but just functionality for both of them? >> one of the twins who is the dominant twin, jadon, and the non-dominant twin. anias. the expectation here is that the dominant twin will have the faster recovery. they're just stronger. they were d...

The hall way with each other. and they're just beautiful. >> our chief medical kor ston dent was with the boys parents every step of the way in their 27 hour surgery. it's now been one month since that happened. sanjay joins us now with a update. this was a 27 hour surgery. that alone was heroing enough, that recovery is a long road, but good news, right? how are they doing? >> there is good news. it is a rare operation. a challenging operation for anybody. 27 hours on 13 month old babies. they're doing well, they're off of the breathing machine. there was concerns about weakness on one side o...

He's, like, no, no, you can't lie down. before i knew it, i was in an ambulance. i gave them my mom's phone number and then lost consciousness. >> once at the hospital, doctors worked quickly to assess the damage. >> both my lungs were collapsed. my liver was torn. my spleen was so badly ruptured they had to take it out, and i had hemorrhages in both my eyes. >> with his parents back in england, family friends living in the area rushed to the hospital. he's unconscious for more than 12 hours and in critical condition. >> when i next woke up, i was on a breathing machine, had seven or eight tub...