But Ryan never returned to duty. Instead, he endured months of intense, unrelenting symptoms: debilitating headaches, double vision, floaters, dark spots, and severe light sensitivity.
His condition worsened steadily, plunging him into despair.
“He kept saying how bad the pain in his head was,” his parents said. “It just continued—the headaches, the blurriness, not being able to focus. It ruined his life.”
The Kingerskis took Ryan to numerous specialists, desperate to find answers, but found only disappointment.
“Regret was the big thing,” Stefanie recalled. “Why would they do this to me? Why didn’t they warn me?”
