i don t. decompression sickness can cause paralysis and death it happens when divers ascend too quickly forming nitrogen bubbles in the body their income depends on how much they catch and it pays to move quickly physical therapist cedric waldron mendoza has been treating divers for years. this summer diving even after receiving treatment we see them on the street and ask why they continue and they say they do it for the hungry children. the government says lobster fishing was worth thirty five million euros in twenty seventeen these men are the driving forces behind the industry and often the ones paying the highest price.