After being in the hospital since May of 2009, after $2,500,000 in medical bills and lost wages, after losing a portion of her large intestine, after suffering kidney and liver failure and being ventilator dependent for months, Linda is out of the hospital and heading to rehabilitation.  E. coli O157:H7 is a very nasty bug.

Last week Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, called the Rivera’s to tell them that the bill would be voted on in the coming weeks.  Next week, if rumors are correct, is that week.  It is about time.