Kayla	E. coli O111 Other Shigatoxic E. colis

On November 2nd 2007 I said goodbye to my 14 year old daughter Kayla.

Kayla was a healthy, active, typical "pain-in-the-neck" teenager. She talked excessively on her cell phone, loved to be with her friends, and argued about curfews. She was a sports fanatic, playing sports every season, and she was active in her church.

Kayla tuned 14 on October 22, 2007. She didn't have school that day, so it was the perfect opportunity to get her driver's permit. She called me at work several time to remind me of her impending rite to passage. After passing the examine, instead of begging to drive, Kayla asked to go home because she wasn't feeling well. The next day, she stayed home from school with flu-like symptoms. When the symptoms increasing in severity (bloody in her stools), Kayla was admitted to Pella Community Hospital with C-diff. and was treated with antibiotics and was starting to get better, however on Monday the 29th of October Kayla took a turn for the worse and her kidneys had shut down and that is when the doctors ran more test and found out Kayla had E. coli O111. She was transferred to Blank Children's Hospital where she was to start dialysis, which stated late Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning Kayla was lethargic and confused then she had a seizure and had to be put on a ventilator. When many other test Kayla never got better. On November 2nd Kayla started to have a heart problems and on that day my husband had to make the hardest decision of his live to let our little girl go. We shut off the life support system and told them not to bring her back since there was no brain activity. At 10;00 that morning Kayla died peacefully, surrounded by the people who loved her. She is dearly missed by all!!