On this day at the hospital, Dr. Schneider came out to see his family.

We're all huddled around, you know, like football players to the coach, and he explained to us that it was larger than he thought, that everything should be okay, and that the first 48 hours were crucial, and that everything went very well.

We were hanging on every word that he said.

And, you know, we were hugging each other, and my sister was crying, and it's a cry of relief.

His sister, Annette, entered his hospital room to say one last goodbye.

The girls were sitting around him.

Amy was always listening to his heartbeat, and, uh, the other two were on the other side.

They're holding his hand, s- you know, stroking him, telling him they loved him.