by Caroline Thompson | May 3, 2025
Jaxon’s Story Age 2 (now 9) July, 2018 Location : State: British Columbia, Canada Source: Unknown Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 4 months Days of Dialysis: 2 months This child’s...
by Caroline Thompson | May 3, 2025
Londyn’s Story Age 8 August 2024 Location: Virginia Source: Lake Anna Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Disease: HUS from STEC (E. coli 0157:H7) Days of Dialysis: 26 days, plus 8 weeks at home Status of Kidneys: On the transplant list ...
by Caroline Thompson | Mar 13, 2025
Scarlet’s Story Age: 5 August 2024 Location :Oregon Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) Days Hospitalized: 5 days before she passed away Days of Dialysis: 2 Jacob’s Story Age: 2 August 2024...
by Caroline Thompson | Mar 11, 2025
Bentley J’s Story Age 8 June of 2024 Location: Virginia Source: Lake Anna Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Disease: HUS from STEC (E. coli 0157:H7) Days Hospitalized: 5 days and ER 2 times My seven year old grandson Bentley contracted Shiga...
by Caroline Thompson | Mar 11, 2025
Kamberlyn’s Story Age 15 October 2024 Location:Colorado Source: McDonald’s Onions Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Days Hospitalized: 12 Days on Dialysis: 10 Kamberlyn is a 15-year-old freshman in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was...
by Caroline Thompson | Feb 5, 2025
Waylon’s Story Age 15 Months December 2023 Location:Seagoville, Texas Source: unknown (likely family cattle) Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Disease: HUS from STEC (E. coli 0157:H7) Days Hospitalized: 14 Waylon Costley, 15 months baby boy,...
by Caroline Thompson | Jan 27, 2025
Baylor’s Story Age 2 years, 8 months June 2022 Location:Tennessee Source: petting zoo Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Days Hospitalized: 4 In early June, 2022, our oldest son attended a farm camp at a large, tourist attraction farm in...
by Caroline Thompson | Dec 24, 2024
Emma’s Story Age 3 May 2024 Location:Virginia Source: Lake Anna (Outbreak) Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) 0157:H7 Days Hospitalized: 116 Days of Rehabilitation: 56 Days of Dialysis: 28 Sunday, May 26, 2024 our family went to Lake Anna over the...
by Caroline Thompson | Dec 2, 2024
Cara’s Story Age 10 September 2011 Location : Tennessee Source: Unknown Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Days Hospitalized: 53 Days of Dialysis: 20 to 25 Kidney Transplant: October 2013 This child’s ‘Infection...
by Caroline Thompson | Dec 2, 2024
by Caroline Thompson | Oct 30, 2024
Kevin’s Story Age 2 (3 When Hospitalized) August 2024 Location : Missouri Source: Unknown, but likely cows from our family farm Infection: Shiga toxin producing E.coli (STEC 0157:H7) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Days Hospitalized: 16 Days of Dialysis: 6...
by Caroline Thompson | Oct 30, 2024
Keagan’s Story Age 2 May 2012 Location : Texas Source: Likely Family Cattle Infection: Shiga toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) Disease: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Days Hospitalized: 25 Days of Dialysis: 18 This child’s ‘Infection Story’ is still being written....
