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 […]
Jeff
From Personal Loss to Food Safety Advocacy: the Story of Jeff Almer Jeff talks about the PCA trial & his mom, Shirley Shirley’s food poisoning story “I’m very happy they’re locked up, but nothing can bring my amazing mom back!” For Jeff Almer, a grieving and heartbroken son who lost his beloved mother in 2008 […]
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 […]