▁to ▁her ▁by ▁Wilson ▁Spr ig gs ▁could ▁have ▁caused ▁her ▁ill ness ▁when ▁she ▁sees ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁hospital ▁where ▁Helen ▁is ▁stay ing . ▁Her ▁theory ▁is ▁later ▁proven ▁true ▁when ▁she ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁other ▁women ▁are ▁given ▁settlement s ▁from ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁money ▁Mary lou ▁receives ▁allows ▁her ▁to ▁ret ire ▁from ▁her ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁teacher . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Wilson ▁Spr ig gs - ▁Dr . ▁Spr ig gs ▁is ▁the ▁phys ician ▁who ▁gave ▁Mary lou ▁the ▁radio active ▁drug ▁co ck tail ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Which ▁was ▁actually ▁apart ▁of ▁a ▁secret ▁government ▁study ▁that ▁used ▁over ▁hundreds ▁of ▁un know ing ▁women ▁as ▁their ▁test ▁subjects . ▁Wilson ▁had ▁his ▁daughter ▁Caroline ▁with ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Mar tha , ▁and ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁V erna ▁Tommy ▁up ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁three ▁years ▁ago . ▁He ▁moves ▁in ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁family ▁after ▁he ▁starts ▁experien cing ▁ ▁memory ▁problems . ▁ ▁Re views ▁The ▁book ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁https :// www . good read s . com / book / show / 8 1 9 0 8 0 9 - the - reven ge - of - the - radio active - l ady ? from _ search = true & search _ version = service ▁http :// el iz abeth st uck ey f rench . com /