A Newington, Connecticut woman thought it was a great idea to pick wild mushrooms from behind her house to cook and serve for her family. Unfortunately, dinner did not go as planned when the following day the entire family wound up in the emergency room due to liver failure. Click below to read more.
A Connecticut family ended up hospitalized, with one woman gravely ill, after eating mushrooms picked from their yard.
Shah Noor, 40, collected the big, white mushrooms from behind her house in Newington and cooked them with onions, garlic and chili peppers. She served the toxic feast to her husband and two adult daughters.
The entire family ended up at the hospital the next day, with 24-year-old Wafa Guloona suffering the most severe symptoms. Her liver nearly shut down and she required days of treatment, including a cocktail of experimental drugs.
