My daughter ate at McDonald's and got sick 10 days later. Now she's hospitalized with E. coli and acute kidney failure.

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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Brittany Randall, a 39-year-old from Mesa County, Colorado, whose 15-year-old daughter, Kamberlyn Bowler, contracted E. coli at the same time as a recent E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's in 10 states. Business Insider has verified her account through hospital records, dining receipts, and other documents. This has been edited for length and clarity.