Carmen

There is a little confusion surrounding Carmen at this point.  Initial results on her stool sample show it is not E. coli 0157:H7 (the same strain as Boo).  Instead it is some other bacteria infection.  Nothing worrisome.

But the health department hasn't ruled E. coli out yet and their final results may take a couple days.  Our pediatrician scheduled a visit for her today to run blood tests looking at the same things we're tracking with Boo.  But in talking with him we both decided to error on the side of caution and bring her to Children's.  We should be able to get the test results soon.  And in the unlikely event there's evidence of changes in her blood she'll have immediate access to doctors.

Yes, I'm worried but in an optimistic way.  Her symptoms aren't following the same timeline as Boo's and there has been no evidence of blood in her stool.  Those are great signs.  She has been feeling great and this is all precautionary simply due to what we know about Boo.

Daniel has zero symptoms.  He never felt sick.  Never had diarrhea.  Hasn't had blood in his stool.  There are zero signs and zero evidence he has E. coli or any other bacteria for that matter.