"No, he's not. Soon after he got back, he was unable to walk. He had the ability to communicate for a long time, but now..." She sighs a little. "He asked us to put him under just after the last time he called you. He's on a ventilator because his lungs keep seizing up and he can't breathe.

"The only think keeping him alive right now is the serum he's got. That, and the intubation." It hurt even her to see such a strong soldier laid so low. "There's going to come a point where either his body gives up or we have to end it. He's been in a medically induced coma for over a week already." Natasha reaches out to wrap her hand around Sharon's. "But he wanted to make sure that you got back safe. Said that whatever has to happen that you're the one making the decision for him." Which Steve had been a bit upset about, but he was getting used to it rather quickly.