Spend a Moment with Elizabeth
Spend a Moment with Elizabeth Elizabeth talks about life since her listeria illness What do you remember most about your illness? I was infected with listeria after eating a piece of spiral-sliced turkey at a baby shower the neighbors threw for me. Out of the 18 people at the party, 12 experienced illness during the […]
Spend a Moment with Mary
Spend a Moment with Mary Mary talks about life since Salmonella In regards to your foodborne illness, what is your greatest struggle currently? My health took a nose-dive shortly after my illness. I dealt with my first of many MRSA staph infections and several arthritic/joint degeneration issues-mainly cervical/lumbar arthritis so severe, one doctor said my […]
Spend a Moment with Richelle
Spend a Moment with Richelle Richelle talks about her son facing a severe case of E. coli How has your experience with foodborne illness shaped the way you think about food today? I am still very surprised and disappointed at how often people today are unaware of the severe risks and consequences of unsafe food. […]
Spend a Moment with Mary
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Spend a Moment with Mary Heersink Why did you get involved with Stop Foodborne Illness? One year before the Pacific Northwest Jack in the Box epidemic, and thousands of miles away, our son lay 7 weeks in a pediatric intensive care unit. He wasn’t […]
Spend a Moment with Emily
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on email Spend a Moment with Emily Grabowski What do you remember most about your illness? I don’t remember much of my illness – I was heavily medicated towards the end. I do remember how calm everyone was around me. They made sure I had […]
Spend a Moment with Debbie
Spend a Moment with Debbie Debbie talks about how food poisoning can happen to anyone. Talk about something you think everyone should know about food safety. Food poisoning can happen to anybody. It doesn’t only affect the young or the old or those who are immune-deficient. My daughter was a healthy 6 year old and […]
Spend a Moment with Gabrielle
Spend a Moment with Gabrielle Gabrielle talks about her son Christopher’s Salmonella experience. Tell us something you remember about your foodborne illness experience. My son, Christopher, contracted a foodborne illness at the age of 7 after eating peanut butter crackers. I remember the agonizing pain he was in and the fear of the unknown. It […]
Spend a Moment with Charlene
Spend a Moment with Charlene Charlene talks about life after Rusty’s E. coli illness What do you remember most about your illness? Approximately 12 years ago, my son Rusty became ill with what was initially diagnosed as a stomach virus. Rusty was later diagnosed with E. coli O157. I recall the doctor telling me this news […]
Spend a Moment with Dana
Spend a Moment with Dana Dana talks about life since her Salmonella illness Talk about a time when you spoke to a room full of people. I have spoken around the country about my experience with a food borne illness and why FSMA is so important to me and should be to everyone. When I […]
Spend a Moment with Rustin
Volunteer Voices: Rustin Brown Food Safety Advocate “I want other kids and everyone to feel that our food is safe when we go to restaurants or grocery stores.” This is not a common mission for most 15-year-olds, but it is for Rustin Brown. And here’s why: About 10 years ago when Rustin was in kindergarten, […]
From Visionary Volunteer to Devoted Donor: Meet Laurie Girand
Spend a Moment with Laurie Girand From Visionary Volunteer to Devoted Donor When Californian Laurie Girand’s three-year-old daughter, Anna, suffered excruciating pain and a terrifying diagnosis of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) after being poisoned by a popular unpasteurized apple juice, her awe-inspiring journey to becoming a food safety warrior began. Now a longtime supporter of STOP […]
