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Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :

Link to CNN story

My daughter is a friend of the mother of the Idaho toddler. This is so sad...

[Cry]

Posted by BlackBlade (Member # 8376) on :

Ok HONESTLY not trying to be insensitive but,

"2-year-old boy became ill September 15 after eating spinach smoothie"

I'd probably kill myself before downing one of those.

what about you folks?

Posted by maui babe (Member # 1894) on :

I got the impression that it was a fruit smoothie with some spinach added, probably for nutrient value. I know I used to sneak vegetables into my children's food when they were small.

Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :

I dunno about you guys, but reading this made me kind of irritated and cynical. (Emphasis mine)

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Kyle's mother, Robyn Algood, said the family has "been through all the range of emotions: the grief, the sadness, the guilt, some anger. ... We know God called him home," she told KSL-TV.(Watch grieving parents search for answers -- :32)

WHUUUUT. Also, where did this e. coli come from? I don't want some tinfoil hat answer like 'the government' or 'terrorists' either. [Mad]

Posted by Mr.Funny (Member # 4467) on :

I have a friend who got hit by e. coli from spinach. Fortuately, she didn't get super-sick and is OK now.

Posted by Elmer's Glue (Member # 9313) on :

What is Popeye going to do?

Posted by theCrowsWife (Member # 8302) on :

One of our neighbors told us that we shouldn't be growing spinach in our garden because it was poisonous. [Roll Eyes]

--Mel

Posted by Nighthawk (Member # 4176) on :

quote:
Originally posted by theCrowsWife:
One of our neighbors told us that we shouldn't be growing spinach in our garden because it was poisonous.

"Spinach"... Is that what you call it? Riiiiight...

Posted by Libbie (Member # 9529) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Mr.Funny:
I have a friend who got hit by e. coli from spinach. Fortuately, she didn't get super-sick and is OK now.

Me, too. My friend must have been one of the first people to fall ill, too, because it was a while ago...but the doctors now think that's what caused her sickness. They weren't able to figure it out before the tainted spinach outbreak. She has a serious immune condition, so we're lucky that she recovered and is doing almost as well as she was beforehand.

It's creepy!