Carter Roy
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No matter how much water they drink, it never feels like enough.
Two days later, Vicki feels well enough to check on Betty at her home, and it's a good thing she does.
Betty is in terrible shape.
She's too weak to even get up and pour herself a glass of water.
She's hospitalized the next day.
Doctors have no idea what's wrong with her, but her symptoms are alarming.
About 50% of her hair falls out in clumps.
That's on top of the burns, blisters, nausea, diarrhea, headaches, and weakness.
By some accounts, doctors put a biohazard warning outside Betty's door.
It gets to the point where they become concerned she might not survive.
which is actually what puts an end to the trio's secret pact.
Hearing that Betty's illness could be life-threatening is enough for them to break their silence.
If the truth can save her life, that's what matters.
After weeks in the hospital, Betty is finally released.
By that point, her eyesight starts failing.
Doctors prescribe her medicine, but they never reach a diagnosis.
And that's true for all three who were there that night.
No one has it as bad as Betty, but Vicky spends about four weeks in a hospital with doctors who are just as confused.
She develops scattered bald spots, thinning skin, eyes that look like they're decaying.
Her eyeglass prescription changes multiple times over the course of a few months, and eventually her peripheral vision fades and she develops cataracts.