Chapter 9 - IVY’S PEDIATRIC RECORDWe took Ivy to her pediatrician.

Blood testing days later could not prove historical dosing.
Some medications clear quickly.
Hair testing was discussed but experts warned about limitations and interpretation.
No magic forensic answer.
Instead, Dr. Melissa Howard reviewed Ivy’s chart.
There were three visits in six months for:
Unusual sleepiness.
A minor fall.
Poor appetite.
One episode where daycare noted she seemed “groggy.”
I had blamed teething.
Then a virus.
Then bad sleep.
Dana was present at two appointments.
She repeatedly said:
“She just runs herself exhausted.”
I wanted the medical record to say:
Nanny poisoned child.
It did not.
It said:
Pattern warrants investigation.
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Enough to keep going.
Not enough to rewrite every illness.
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