Brief Summary of What Happened

As more and more people have called, emailed, and otherwise sent their thoughts and prayers, I thought I should briefly summarize what happened. Jacob developed bloody diarrhea on March 25. We brought him to the emergency room on March 27, based on a fear of dehydration. He was admitted on March 28. On April 1, his renal function stopped, and he was transferred to ICU on April 2.

The stool cultures from his initial admission tested positive for the E-coli(157) bacteria. The test takes a few days for the cultures to grow, and didn't come back until April 2.

From the E-coli infection, Jake developed 2 serious conditions known as HUS and TTP. Those conditions led to a host of complications, including the kidney failure and a series of "minor" strokes.

We don't know where the E-coli came from. As most of our friends and family know, Jacob doesn't each much meat. If the E-coli came from food, it was probably from some kind of organic produce (although the CDC and the Miami-Dade Department of Health will be investigating to find the cause). As far as we know, Jake is the only E-coli case in South Florida.