Baylie’s story is one of a night with friends gone wrong and how a series of choices lead to her death. From the police, to the hospital, to the investigation, to fighting to pull her off life support because she didn’t want that was a rollercoaster. It was so much more traumatizing than it had to be. But it inspired Shawnee to start a foundation, advocate for college safety, having a will, and writing a book to make sure others know: this can happen to anyone.

Key Takeaways:

[1:48] Baylie going off to college as a pre-med student in neuroscience

[5:24] Going out with her sorority girls to have fun and switching to drinking water

[6:48] Baylie wanted to leave early, got stood up, and things went wrong

[12:23] She got hit by a car while we were thousands of miles away

[16:07] Her injuries, the coma, and the struggle to get the police to look into the crime

[23:49] Universities don’t have to be transparent and report deaths like this

[27:03] Transferred to another hospital - and the first hospital missed something major

[31:47] Fighting with the hospital to pull the plug and being left with severe depression

[39:17] Creating the foundation and book about college safety and healthcare proxies

[43:42] Partnering with a will company and an app to keep people safe in rideshares

[47:11] I wrote the book to make a point: this can happen to anyone

Resources:

• Baylie’s Wish Foundation

• Baylie’s Book

• Trust and Will

• 3rd i

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Skyler’s story is full of ups and downs from having a rocky childhood to getting pregnant while addicted to then finding sobriety with a husband that supports her. Through her journey she has posted on social media sharing her story, most recently of the last words she said to her mom and the things that will stick with her for a lifetime.

Key Takeaways:

[1:48] My parents were addicts, being abused, and starting to use drugs

[8:28] Getting pregnant, trying not to relapse, and losing my child

[15:22] My child’s father dying and finding out in the worst way

[25:53] Getting pregnant again and becoming sober

[34:14] Not feeling judged by my husband and learning to communicate

[40:11] Child services keeps getting called and being big on social media

[50:57] My mom dying, saying the things I needed to say, and forgiving her

[59:24] Don’t judge people because you don’t know what they’re going through

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As I got into an argument with Gracie, it made me dive deeper into a topic that’s not talked about enough: sibling grief. People often focus more on the parent’s and not the child that has just lost the person they spent their formative years with. This can cause Gracie and I to have very different views and ways of grieving, but it has also opened my eyes on how to be more understanding.

Key Takeaways:

[2:30] Sibling vs parental grief

[5:07] Gracie lost her person in this world that she did everything with

[11:23] Our argument over the MollyB Gala and Gracie feeling like I care more for Molly

[17:41] Gracie’s grief is different than mine and changed her identity

[23:23] I’m trying to promote an event, but Gracie didn’t see it that way

[26:27] People don’t think as much about sibling grief

[29:31] Gracie feeling abandoned by us

[33:36] People take as long as they need to grieve

[36:12] How I can honor Gracie and what she needs

[41:21] I just want Molly back

Resources:

• Heal Grief

• Little Rituals

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