This episode is brought to you by National Rail. Would you rather go with the flow or have

everything pre-planned out? Sometimes it pays to pre-plan. Get savings on your train tickets

when you book ahead. Advanced tickets are available as early as 12 weeks before departure.

Book an advance to get the best deals on train tickets. That's everyday savings.

Terms and conditions apply.

Back in October of 1988, 41-year-old Peggy Carr was happily employed as a

waitress at a restaurant in the small town of Althurus, Florida. One day, while going

about a regular working day, she was overcome by a rather unusual sensation. It started

with a numbing sensation in her hands than progressed to aches and pains in her legs. By

the time she informed her duty manager that she was too sick to work, she was starting

to suffer sharp pains in her chest. Peggy's daughter, also an employee of the restaurant,

was given permission to give her mother a ride home so she could recuperate in peace.

But by the time they arrived back at their house, Peggy complained that the pain was almost

unbearable. It was them that her husband, Pai Carr, trope Peggy to the nearest hospital

to be seen by a doctor. Following her arrival at the hospital, the doctors that examined

Peggy were confounded by her affliction. They confessed that it was like nothing that

ever seemed before, and since the mysterious illness seemed to be unlike anything they

knew of, they suggested that Peggy might be suffering from less of a physical disorder

and more of a psychological one. The began asking Peggy if she's been under any undue

stress lately, yet her response was simple. I know it's not my head. This is real.

Regardless, the doctor's advice Peggy and her husband that she should rest for a few

days and at first, her symptoms abated. It was in just a few days the pains returned,

...