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Stories Behind the Statistics

I entered every parent’s worse nightmare. I watched my child die a brutal death.

The agonizing events, from his first abdominal cramp to his death, occurred over a 4-day period.

Alex's Story
Alex | Illinois
Alex | Illinois
I started telling myself that if I could just take it a day at a time, I could start eating better and exercising and get my good health back. This experience was nothing more than a problem to be solved and I was smart enough to solve it.

I thought the day would come when I would just turn a corner and then, somehow, I’d have my life back.

Dani's Story
Dani | New Zealand
Dani | New Zealand
As I allowed myself to feel the hope and gratitude of a positive prognosis, all the “what-ifs” began to intrude. What if we hadn’t taken his temperature when we did? What if the infection continued to progress without intervention for even 12hrs longer? What if Elliot had been older than 3 months and the extensive testing wasn’t considered immediately necessary?

Elliot's Story
Elliot | South Carolina
Elliot | South Carolina
The gastroenterologist returned and as is often the case, the doctor started with, “I have good news and I have bad news …” Oh boy! We braced ourselves. “The good news,” said the Doctor, “is that you do not have Crohn’s Disease. The bad news is that you’ve contracted E. coli O157:H7.” I had no idea what this combination of letters and numbers meant.

Patrick's Story
Patrick | Idaho
Patrick | Idaho
I wanted to believe that, as time went on things would feel better, but all I felt was lost and alone.
Then, to my surprise, things got worse. People would make jokes about inviting me to eat at that restaurant ... I felt betrayed and couldn’t understand why people who claimed they loved me consciously made the decision to eat at the restaurant that almost killed me.

Kiley's Story
Kiley | Arizona
Kiley | Arizona
By Monday, after being at Nikki’s side 5 nights and 6 days, I was getting somewhat hysterical at times with extreme worry. The doctors told my family that I needed to go home and get some rest. (Nothing that my husband and family didn’t already tell me.) So I agreed to go home to my sister’s and get the rest I needed so I could be better when Nikki got better.

Nicole's Story
Nicole | Minnesota
Nicole | Minnesota
I wish I knew then what I know now, I would have demanded that stool culture. Jensen hadn’t had a fever once during his illness, and I was feeling like a crazy person. I could see that something was clearly wrong with my son but the doctors didn’t see it. He didn’t have the typical profuse and bloody diarrhea, so the doctor did not have reason to suspect anything like E. coli.

Jensen's Story
Jensen | Indiana
Jensen | Indiana
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