Any cases of E. coli O157:H7 are "heart-wrenching.”

That’s what Tanya Maksymic, whose daughter Julia became seriously sick with E. coli in 2007, told the Calgary Herald after hearing that public health types are investigating a cluster of five cases in Calgary, which appear related to additional cases in Edmonton and Saskatchewan.

Dr. Richard Musto, Calgary medical officer of health for Alberta Health Services, said,

"We think we see some patterns here. It’s still early, but it looks like there is some . . . connection between these cases."

Two of the people required hospitalization, according to sources, who added the Calgary cases appear linked to three unnamed Vietnamese restaurants. …

In the latest cases, the seven people fell ill between Nov. 26 and Jan. 2.

Maksymic went on to add,

"I never let my guard down, I’m always taking extra precautions. You don’t live normally after that (experience)."