but she could not walk or really see. doctors could not really tell her what to expect. they pretty much were very open about not knowing what would happen. and then, one day, her cell phone came into focus. days later, she caught sight of something else. i was really excited, because i could see the tv, like what brand the tv was. i could see it across the room. [laughs] small victories? right. at first, my goal was to be able to walk with my walker to the door of my room. and then after that, it became, walk to the nurse s station, and then come back. sometimes, they would have to wield me in. while brigida continued to make a slow, physical recovery in the hospital, she also had to face the hard truth, that someone had plotted against
sides. the investigators followed brigida s leads. the holistic treatments? nothing. there san diego sheriff department brett brad took at the school. i took some of the teachers who work in the same areas she worked there have been some, rumors the previous year some teachers went out sick a lot. i had to look into that, it turned out to be not in any way, shape or form involved in this. meanwhile, a hazmat team searched the uto house, and found no thallium. they also considered another possibility. we also had to explore the fact that sometimes in these cases, a person might try to poison themselves if they are struggling with depression, or crying out for attention. brigida had been depressed around the time she first started to get sick. but brigida and everybody who knew her told him, in no way was she suicidal. i told the detective, i know my sister more than anybody. she would never do this to herself. and as the mother of a young
most beautiful trait. how concerned were you? we were very concerned. and on march 5th, she called me in the morning and said mom, i need to go to the hospital. she says, i could hardly breathe. brigida lived in the country, in a house right next to her parents. yet, that morning, she could not really see her way to their place. and the pain in her legs was so bad that she could barely get into her mother s suv. i tried to help her by raising a leg, but even the touch was painful. she screamed. her mom raced her to the naval hospital in san diego. she said mom, just drop me off as close as you can to the entrance. and . i still remember, i saw her walking. and she walked like, you know
believed someone was determined to commit the perfect murder, by feeding bits of a highly toxic metal, thallium, to his patient, brigida uto. for tense hours and days, the doctor and his team fought to save brigida s life. she consumed more than enough thallium to kill her. and yet, i do not know why i am here. but [laughs] i do not know why i am still alive, and that is scary. [laughs] meet brigida, she is still with us. did you feel like you were dying? i, i did. i did, but i was too afraid to admit it to myself. what kept you alive at that time? well, my son. wanting to see my son. as the antidote took effect, brigida, in essence, woke up. she found herself in a hospital bed with only wisps of hair on her head.
hospital room, even immediate family. there was a time where he did not know what was happening with your sister. did you think, this visit, she might be gone already, nobody is telling us? yes, oh yes. i was like a zombie, a walking zombie. just going through the motions, hoping that she is okay. knowing that if they had not called me to tell me that she was gone, it is because she is still here. olga is two years younger than brigida, they have always been close. we should a bedroom when we were little. of course, every night was like a sleep over. we did everything together, we were literally there for each other for everything that had happened. throughout our childhood, teenage years, adult life. she was my go to person. their dad, john mcingvale, worked for u.s. customs at the border. they grew up in rural san diego county. there were no real dangers. it was a safe, i do like upbringing for your daughters? it is safe. every place has its dangers.