A timeline of Larry Zimmer's hospitalization and rehabilitation.
Oct. 4: Zimmer collapses at his home on Lookout Mountain and is rushed by ambulance to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood. He remains in intensive care for five days.
Oct. 9: Showing improvement, Zimmer is moved to the general population of the hospital. He is able to talk and walk. Soon he will lose the ability to do both.
Oct. 14: Doctors determine he is aspirating, causing food and drink to enter his lungs. Blood clots are diagnosed in his right arm because of the "pick line" used to administer drugs.