Bill
My Story Continues Bill talks about his life since his Salmonella illness Bill’s food poisoning story Spend a Moment with Bill Do you remember your foodborne illness? I was in my 30’s at the time, and I remember it well. I remember the intense pain caused by the perforated colon. I remember the look and […]
Chase
My Story Continues Chase talks about life after his E. coli illness Chase’s food poisoning story In 1996, 3-year-old Chase had a foodborne illness caused by E. coli O157:H7. There were some pretty harrowing moments but, thankfully, he recovered and went on with his life. Since that time his parents, Scott and Richelle, have been […]
Madison
My Story Continues Madi talks about life since her E. coli illness Madi’s food poisoning story Spend a moment with Madi Do you remember your foodborne illness? There isn’t much I remember about it, but I have heard how terrifying the experience was not only from my parents, but from my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and […]
Amanda
My Story Continues Amanda talks about life after Noah’s Salmonella illness Noah’s food poisoning story Spend a moment with Amanda What do you remember most about Noah’s illness? Thankfully little Noah does not remember his time in the hospital or his surgery. As for the rest of our family, we will never forget the pain […]
Ines
My Story Continues Ines talks about her experience having schistosomiasis. Spend a Moment with Ines What do you remember most about your illness? I remember feeling not heard. I went to about 12 infectious disease doctors and I kept telling them I had fevers and felt like things were biting me under my skin. The […]
Anne
My Story Continues Anne talks about life since her E. coli illness Anne’s food poisoning story Spend a moment with Anne What do you remember most about your foodborne illness? I remember my entire experience very clearly, but my memories are primarily based on my hallucinations. By the time I was checked into the hospital […]
Joe
My Story Continues Joe talks about life since his E. coli illness Joe’s food poisoning story Spend a Moment with Joe What do you remember most about your illness? What I remember most about my brush with E. coli was the pain, because I have never felt something like that before or since my bout […]
Jillian
My Story Continues Jill talks about life since her E. coli illness Jill’s food poisoning story Spend a Moment with Jill How were you impacted by foodborne illness? In 2006, I suffered from E. coli and HUS due to the spinach outbreak that infected 199 people in 26 states. An elderly woman from Wisconsin was one of […]
Melissa and Ruby
My Story Continues Melissa talks about Ruby’s Salmonella illness. Ruby’s food poisoning story Spend a Moment with Melissa What do you remember most about Ruby’s illness? The thing I remember the most was the fear I was going to lose my daughter. The doctors looked at me with sadness and said, “We gave her antibiotics and […]
Rylee
My Story Continues Rylee talks about life since her E. coli illness Rylee’s food poisoning story Spend a Moment with Rylee Do you remember your foodborne illness? I can remember the beginning — showing symptoms, and I vaguely remember my recovery. Unfortunately, the only thing I remember before I showed any symptoms was that I picked the […]
Mike
My Story Continues Mike talks about life since his Salmonella illness Spend a Moment with Mike What do you remember most about your illness? I was a 46-year-old, self-employed man who’d never really ever been sick. Whether it was aches or more serious pains, I was always able to “tough it out” – I had […]
Ken
My Story Continues Ken talks about how Salmonella has impacted his life. Ken’s food poisoning story Spend a Moment with Ken What do you remember most about your illness? I remember it like it was yesterday. It started as an upset stomach that progressively got worse. Then came the diarrhea, followed a couple hours later […]
