BAYLIE’S WISH“To be the change you wish to see in the world.”
A mission to prevent the frequent tragedies that occur every year, on college campuses.
A campaign to make health care proxies standard practice for anyone of age. To educate, and implement strategies for students, to mitigate unforeseen, and tragic outcomes.
Baylie’s Book
“I need to go now mom, just leave a window open for me.”
The remarkable account of a mother’s agonizing journey, a daughter’s fight for life, and the eventual understanding of what it would mean to survive.
Beyond the horrible tragedy, and the quest for justice, there were endless, unforeseen roadblock’s. Without a proxy, our fight was difficult, but we persevered. Our heartache was followed by the most mystical events, and completely unexpected evidence of life after death.
The journey is an unbelievably heartbreaking true story, with an unimaginable, yet delightful ending. In the darkest moment, the most beautiful, undeniable miracle was revealed.
A love like no other, the ultimate sacrifice, and the unwavering faith of an eternal flame.
A percentage of the proceeds from the book will go to supporting the foundation. The percentage will increase as book sales increase. Our goal is to hit ten thousand books sold within the first week. We could use your help!
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Baylie’s Wish Foundation
To prevent another young life from being lost, and another family from facing the legal challenges involved with devastating, medical decisions.
Phase One: Health Care Proxy
The goal is to ensure that everyone over the age of eighteen has a healthcare proxy. That it will be included, and considered standard practice, as a part of the college registration process. One simple link to an online form.
Phase Two: Education/Prevention
To create a safety campaign focused on students helping students. To present real-life stories from mothers who have lost a child while away at college. To implement a strategy with one simple text for help. Just a path to get home safely!
By providing resources and education programs, we will help students learn to navigate the unexpected social dangers that occur during these years.
How to identify the danger, and when to take action. How to prevent, intervene, make the right choice, send help, provide assistance or, perhaps send an Uber. Saving lives is the goal, how to support a friend in need.
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About Baylie
Bailey Reide Grogan, 1999-2018
Brilliant, and beautiful, Baylie was a shining star, an exceptional daughter, a devoted sister, and the very best friend you could ever have.
To capture the spirit of such a beautiful young woman in only a few words isn’t easy to do.
Bailey preferred to spell her name as Baylie, so to honor her wishes, we have changed the spelling of her name to the one she liked best. Baylie was only nineteen years old when she succumbed to her catastrophic injuries. The tragedy occured during an evening out with friends during her first weekend back at college for her sophomore year. Baylie was struck by a car after walking into six lanes of traffic, in a confused, and disorientated state.
Brave, strong, confident, determined, and highly intelligent, Baylie was one of a kind. Baylie could move mountains, and was destined for greatness. Baylie was the very best friend anyone could ever have, and the girl who stood up for the underdog. Baylie had wanted to be a doctor from the time she could talk, and was certain she would accomplish her goal. She was headed to med school, with an undergrad in pre-med, neuroscience. Baylie’s dreams were big, but her heart was even bigger. Her bright light, and her strong spirit were evident to everyone. Baylie had wisdom beyond her years, and was truly a class act.
Those who knew her, were grateful to have met her. Baylie’s energy could lift your spirits, make you smile, and change the mood in the room instantly. She made people feel special, respected, and loved. She knew that everyone had a story, and she valued people for who they were, not for what they accomplished in life. Baylie could make you feel like the most important person in the world, and in her eyes, you were.
Baylie was always compassionate, always a helper, and always kind, but she could also be a lot of fun. She was silly, happy, and playful. She was delightful, outgoing, and friendly, but also a perfectionist and high achiever. She was generous, and thoughtful, a selfless person who put other people’s needs ahead of her own. She was beautiful inside and out, an earth angel who was destined for so much more than what the world could provide for her. I have been incredibly blessed to be her mother, in this lifetime and the next.
