 LeGrand was put on a respirator right away to help him breathe, and doctors informed his mother that he would more than likely need the aid of the machine to continue breathing for the rest of his life.Doctors also informed Karen LeGrand that her son had a suspected 0–5% chance of walking for the rest of his life.The next day when LeGrand woke up, he managed to mouth the words "I'll be back" to his mother.