I don't believe it's anything other than a severe attack of COPD-at least I hope not...
The poor woman's probably just all wrung out from being down with COPD and they have her on mega prednisone doses
And yes-it was just as some of us guessed-a birthing gone wrong. I just have to flip some fabric around and stitch it back together and it will be born again!
It only took about an hour to undo
I might have it sorted before bedtime if I don't get to bogged down with household minutia.