Los Angeles (CNN) -- Kenny Ortega choked up with emotion as he read aloud an e-mail he wrote days before Michael Jackson's death. "He was like a lost boy," Ortega read. "There still may be a chance he can rise to the occasion if we get him the help he needs." The director of Jackson's comeback concerts testified for a third day Wednesday in the wrongful death trial of AEG Live, the promoter and producer of the This Is It tour. "I'm not OK right now," Ortega told the judge. "Can I have a second?" Judge Yvette Palazuelos allowed Ortega to go alone into the jury room for several minutes before returning for more testimony.
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NEW: Kenny Ortega described a weak and paranoid Michael Jackson six days before his death
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NEW: Michael Jackson appeared revived in his last two days, Ortega testified
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NEW: Michael Jackson's oldest nephew, Taj, resumes his testimony Thursday
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Dr. Conrad Murray became Ortega's "lifeline" to getting Jackson to rehearsals
The coroner ruled Jackson's June 25, 2009, death was the result of an overdose of the surgical anesthetic, which @placeholder said he was using to treat Jackson's insomnia.