In 2018, the mother of the New Hampshire Shawnee Baker received a call informing him that his daughter had been involved in a serious accident In Florida where she attended the university. Although Baker was informed that Baylie Grogan, 19, was in critical condition, she was refused any information with the specifics of Grogan injuries, including the type of surgery she had suffered. Without Legal medical proxyBaker and her husband, Scott, learned that the guardianship of Grogan was in the hands of the hospital’s medical ethics committee.
Later, the couple had to fight the hospital officials who wanted to institutionalize Grogan in a vegetative state instead of allowing him to die, which Baker knew that the choice of his daughter had been the choice of his daughter. Grogan remained in a vegetative state for six weeks until his death.
Traumatic experiences, including the circumstances of the grogan accident – which included a Uber RIDE TERRIFORM With men pretending to be comrades and a possible drug – inspired the bakers to create Baylie’s Wish Foundation. Its mission is to prevent legal challenges for families faced with medical dilemmas and to find safe solutions for avoidable tragedies in colleges and universities.
Baker joins Here and now To tell the story of her daughter and what she hopes that other families will be able to learn from it. Baker is also the author of “Baylie: a broken life. A promise held. A revealed secret. “”
This segment was broadcast on April 8, 2025.