I love the smell of sulfur in the morning.

(Fox News) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez was admitted to the emergency room in the Military Hospital in Caracas Wednesday night, and reportedly is in serious condition as his recovery appears to have taken a turn for the worst, sources tell El Nuevo Herald.

Sources, “who spoke on the condition of anonymity,” said the President was in “bad shape” as he was escorted by his own security team from the presidential palace to the Hospital, according to the Miami newspaper.

Another person from the Military Hospital said Chávez was showing signs of kidney failure after an intense cycle of chemotherapy. The source said the president had shown signs of aplastic anemia — the disappearance for blood production in the bone marrow.

Doctors are now considering the possibility of transferring him to the private Hospital Clinicas Caracas, where he could be better treated for renal problems, according to those close to the situation.

The Venezuelan President’s health is considered a state secret which is only fueling speculation about his recovery since he first underwent surgery in Cuba in June to remove a tumor from his pelvic region.