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1 Year After Contracting EEE, Rochester Man Says 'It’s A Nightmare'

Last summer, Robert Hiller contracted EEE. He was in a coma 19 days, suffered a stroke, and lost most of his mobility.

Robert Hiller and his wife Sandi
Robert Hiller and his wife Sandi (WBZ-TV)

ROCHESTER, MA β€” Robert Hiller says his life will never be the same again because of a single mosquito bite. β€œI can’t walk. I have to have people with me 24 hours a day. It’s a nightmare,” the 66-year-old Rochester man said.

Last summer, he contracted EEE. He was in a coma 19 days, suffered a stroke, and lost most of his mobility.

β€œI had a massive headache then I went into a coma,” Hiller said.

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His wife said this has been a very difficult year. β€œThey didn’t expect him to make it after five days,” Sandi Hiller said.

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