It’s been a month long battle, but things are starting to get back to normal for the Fredericton family whose daughter was one of four confirmed E. coli cases
Micaella Boer is now recovering at home after spending three weeks fighting the bacteria in hospital in Saint John and Fredericton.
Eighteen-year-old Micaella’s parents, Scott and Victoria Boer, are happy to have their daughter back home.
“Everything is going really good,” says Victoria. “She’s on day passes now so she came home for the weekend and they wanted to see how she was doing after and she’s doing really well.”
Micaella is scheduled for two more trips to the hospital in Saint John later this week.
"On Friday they may pull the access tube that’s in her neck right now,” says Scott. “They’ll pull that out and then continue to monitor her blood twice a week for a month, then every two weeks.”
Micaella’s parents say over the next six months their daughter will be monitored to make sure the E. coli bacteria doesn’t return.
Micaella was one of four confirmed cases in the province. Her friend also had the bacteria, but according to the Boer’s he is getting better, too.
“He is doing good as well,” Scott tells CTV News. “He’s making about the same progress as Micaella.”
Both Scott and Victoria agree their lives have changed since Micaella fell ill.
“I think the big thing for me is that I really think about everything that I do,” says Victoria. “Now I’m more careful with washing my hands a lot more. I’m just more conscious of things.”
Health officials say there are no new confirmed cases of E. coli in the province and they are continuing to investigate the cause of the outbreak.
With files from CTV Atlantic’s Ashley Dunbar
