Late-Night Symptoms After a Family Dinner

Case overview

Rosa Bennett is rinsing the last dishes from a family dinner when her brother Miles calls from the hallway. He felt fine when everyone left, but hours later he is pale, uncomfortable, and trying to remember what changed. Rosa wants a simple answer. Instead, she gets a night with a clock ticking in the background and a story that will not line up yet. She starts with what she can see: when the symptoms began, whether anything similar has happened before, and which changes would make the night feel more urgent. In the morning, a cousin texts to ask if Miles is better. Rosa has a notebook full of half-formed questions and no explanation she trusts. The case begins with a family deciding what to notice before the next episode chooses the pace for them.