The fluctuations in my laboratory results.
She asked whether I would allow her to review my records privately.
Three days later, she called.
Her voice was unusually quiet.
“I need you to listen carefully,” she said. “I don’t want to frighten you, but I need you to understand what I’m telling you.”
“What is it?”
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“Your results suggest chronic toxic exposure.”
I sat motionless.
“Exposure to what?”
“We need additional testing to establish the substance and its source. But the pattern is not consistent with the illness your doctors diagnosed.”
“Are you saying someone poisoned me?”
Miriam didn’t answer immediately.
Then she said, “I’m saying we cannot rule that out.”
I requested a comprehensive private investigation.
A second laboratory confirmed the findings.
**The substance in my system was consistent with repeated poisoning.**
The results were so disturbing that Miriam insisted on securing duplicate samples.
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I asked her to say nothing to my husband.
