By Michael Barajas
Published: October 12, 2011
The ugly side effects surfaced soon after Kevin Shipp transferred in 1999 from CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., to Camp Stanley, the sprawling U.S. Army weapons depot just north of San Antonio. His now ex-wife, Lorena Shipp, suddenly began to suffer near-constant migraines. Rapidly increasing bouts of confusion and short-term memory loss were so severe the family feared she was bordering on dementia. ?I thought she was dying,? Kevin Shipp said in a recent interview with the Current.
Son Joel Shipp, then 17, and his two younger siblings battled nosebleeds, strange rashes, bleeding gums, and frequent vomiting, as well as emergency-room trips for breathing difficulties. A doctor later noted Joel?s immune system had been ravaged.
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?The doctor told my father, ?It seems like your son?s immune system was exposed to a burst of radiation.? It was that bad,? Joel said.....
