by a piercing noise from their backyard. it was a lot worse earlier. it was persistent, kind of at the same level all of the time. very, very loud. it s nothing you could sit with. did anyone else in your neighborhood have this experience at their homes? yeah, on our right was another embassy family, and the people on our left and across the street were both canadian embassy employees. in the end all four households were diagnosed. in a nearby neighborhood, tina who worked with them was washing dishes. i was standing at the kitchen window and all of a sudden i felt like i was being struck with something. what was it like? it was gripping, it was like i had been seized by an invisible hand and i could not move.
and i felt sick all of the time. while doug has recovered, kate s diplomatic service is over. and tina s rising career was cut short. i work a few hours per day if i m lucky. as much skepticism as surrounds this, it s very real. the diplomats are speaking out. they re normal folks, out serving our country, and this happened. i want the viewers to happen that this is real, it happened, and it is happening. it s easy for people to be dismissive. people say i look fine, but i m not. i don t think very many of us are. and we just want to have our lives back. on friday president biden signed the havana act to help american victims inflicted by