Trevor

Maybe it’s the 24-hour flu. This is what Erin Simmons initially thought when her 8-year-old son Trevor’s school called her late in the morning on Jan. 25, 2017. “He doesn’t look good,” the nurse said. Simmons cut out of a conference call early to pick him up. It was a Wednesday. And it was flu […]

Mari

Mari

I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, best friend and registered nurse. Throughout my life I have enjoyed physical activities in various forms such as jogging, cycling, dancing, hiking, water sports, downhill and cross country skiing to name a few. As a mother I enjoyed cooking for my family. As a nurse, I was fulfilled […]

Rustin

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.

Barbara

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 This hospital visit was just the beginning of an ongoing battle with food poisoning that I am still fighting.

Shelby

She threw up once on the plane and then seemed fine. We thought it was the weather change

Sarah

I am so grateful for the second chance at life that I have been given, as it is so precious.

Lauren Beth

My sweet little daughter ate three bites of a tainted hamburger from a fast food restaurant and became violently ill.

Florence

Mother was healthy, active, alert, and still enjoying life …

Eric

My son paid the ultimate price for eating one of his favorite foods…

Edward

In the summer of 1975 I was eagerly awaiting the birth of our first child…

Draak

The department head of gastroenterology finally walked up… “This boy is very sick” were her words.

Christopher

He endured a ventilator, kidney dialysis, chest drainage tubes, central lines, PICC lines, blood transfusions, plasma transfusions …