The diaphragm: how it affected my career and my life. The search for stability when the problem is instability.

The story of the diaphragm begins over 300 million years ago when primitive vertebrates evolved to have a membrane separating the upper digestive system from the lower. Only with the evolution of warm blooded animals did the diaphragm begin to function for respiration as the lungs herniated into the chest. Some of you in the audience may be starting to look at your watch and wondering how long will this presidential speech last since we still have 100 million yearstogo?Thispresidentialaddresswillbeunlikemyusual scientific presentations about diaphragm pacing in which I typically present another analysis from one of my multiple Institutional Review Board protocols of the laparoscopic placement of electrodes into the diaphragm to help with