Angela
Kidney failure, constant pain and nausea, extreme weakness, and weeks laid up in a hospital bed. Not the kind of life you’d normally describe for a typical, active 15-year-old girl looking forward to celebrating her Sweet 16th birthday, is it? But that’s exactly the kind of harrowing, hellish ordeal I went through back in high […]
Charles
The evening of June 3rd, 2016, was like any other Friday – after work we headed home and ordered out. My husband Charles, who was 49 at the time, called a favorite pizza place in our hometown of National Park, NJ, for a half sausage Sicilian pizza for pick up. When he came home he […]
Kiley
All the people in my life expressed their joy that I was recovering, which made it harder to let them know that I was still struggling.
Dani
“I thought the day would come when I would just turn a corner and then, somehow, I’d have my life back. Unfortunately, my body didn’t always agree with my mind.”
Taylor
I really wanted to hear somebody say, “that sucks” instead of the more common, “stay positive”.
Joe
I was so dehydrated and cotton-mouthed that I could barely speak. I begged for ice chips …
Rustin
Being able to see that even your mom and dad are scared and don’t know what to do … it’s an experience I wouldn’t wish on anyone.
Chris
For it all to occur from eating what I thought was clean and healthy food is sad for me …
Riley
I was under the impression that E. coli could only be contracted by someone eating contaminated food.
Trace
The doctor basically told me I was overreacting and that Trace had a gastrointestinal bacterium that would pass.
Zella
We noticed a new Mexican restaurant, but we decided to wait for space at our favorite place.
Sharon
I felt like I was going to be sick. I was sweating and several in the group said I looked greenish…
