Kenneth recalled that they had eaten better there and seemed to have more energy.

“But I thought it was the sea air,” he whispered.

“It might have been many things.

Let’s tell the doctors exactly what happened instead of deciding what it proves.”

At the emergency department, the pediatric team separated the twins’ immediate care from the search for a cause.

They checked hydration, heart rate, breathing, and nutritional status.

They reviewed the records Kenneth brought and asked whether both children had been exposed to anything unusual at home.

The treating physician, Dr.