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Her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >> in hindsight, going to the self-proclaimed nose doctor may have been a...

Especially your wife or children. and there was nothing they could do. >> you got me there. >> reporter: its been three years now, but tina still has lingering effects. she doesnt know what made her sick. all her doctors in canada can tell her is something she encountered in the dominican republic could have poisoned her. >> i never had a breathing problem before. i never had asthma. i never smoked. you know, we were healthy. >> the first doctor was adamant she had been poisoned. he said to us i...

>> my muscles. my muscles. >> she just kept having these convulsions, and they just kept sticking needles into her. you dont want to lose anybody, especially your wife or your children. and there was nothing i could do. >> you got me there. you got me there. >> reporter: its been three years now, but tina says she still has lingering effects. she doesnt know what made her sick. all her doctors in canada can tell her is something she encountered in the dominican republic could have poisoned her. ...

Encountered in the dominican republic could have poisoned her. >> i never had a breathing problem before. i never had asthma. i never smoked. i never -- you know, we were healthy. >> the first doctor was adamant she had been poisoned. he said to us in the room, your wife has been poisoned. >> the grand bahia punta cana hotel where the hamells stayed is run by the same company that operates the grand bahia la romana where the three mysterious deaths of americans is being investigated. and cnn has...

History of sinus problems, seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to and from the surgery. >> dr. weinbergers diagnosis? sinusitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, all problems he told phyllis that could be cure with surgery. >> did your sister get better after the surgery? >> no. she got progressively worse after the surgery. >> by thanksgiving, ...

Seeking out a sinus specialist for her breathing problem seemed logical. >> the first time i heard about him was when she called me. she was going to have sinus surgery and she needed a ride to and from the surgery. >> dr. weinbergers diagnosis? sinusitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, all problems he told phyllis that could be cure with surgery. >> did your sister get better after the surgery? >> no. she got progressively worse after the surgery. >> by thanksgiving, just six weeks after her su...

Physical and emotional strength during this ordeal could affect the rescue. >> its frightening in this environment not being able to see the surface. theyre going to be scared, and thats going to chip away at their endurance during this long process. so thats going to play on how long they can survive in these conditions, as well. >> the dive expert who runs the operation which located the boys says one way to get them out might be to turn each boy into what he calls a, quote, inert package. tha...

>> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >...

Allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards. >> the nose dr. >> uh-huh. >...

>> you thought it might be allergies or a cold. >> yeah. >> it could have been a number of things. her voice was raspy. she had a sore throat. but perhaps the most troubling symptom for phyllis, a lifelong smoker, was that she had recently begun coughing up blood. >> i believe when she went to dr. weinberger she told him she was a smoker. i dont think she tried to hide that from anybody. >> how did she find out about mark weinberger? >> i believe one of her co-workers may have seen billboards....