Regina Young was born in Chicago, Illinois with 11 brothers and sisters. After giving birth to her first two sons and first daughter, she relocated her life to Madison, WI where she then would give birth to her fourth child. Living as a homemaker and a daycare worker she always made sure her family was in a position to progress in life.
Her daughter Jasmine Gant was due to have a baby on June 29, 2006 her 16th birthday.
On July 5, at 9 a.m., she went to St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to have her labor induced. By 2 p.m., she was dead.
Gant's nurse, Julie Thao, put an epidural anesthetic in Gant's intravenous line, where Gant was supposed to receive penicillin for a strep infection, according to state records. An epidural is supposed to be delivered near the spine to numb the pelvic area during birth.
Within a few minutes of the mistaken infusion, Gant started having seizures. Doctors performed an emergency Caesarean section to deliver her baby. Their efforts to save Gant failed.
"It's breaking my heart every single day," said Gant's mother, Regina Young, who is raising her daughter's son, Gregory. "It could have been prevented if (Thao) had followed the rules."
Thao failed to follow four rules, according to the state's investigation of the case: She took the epidural drugs from a locked cabinet without a doctor's order; she didn't put an identification band on Gant's wrist; she didn't use a bar-code scanner on the drugs; and she didn't read a warning label on the epidural bag.
In an interview, Thao wouldn't comment on the allegations. She has a patient-safety fellowship at the Texas Medical Institute of Technology in Austin, through which she is working with others on an analysis of the Gant incident. She wants to complete the analysis before discussing details, she said.
Thao, who faced a controversial felony criminal charge, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors. The state suspended her nursing license for nine months and placed her on probation for two years.
Young, of Fitchburg, said the punishment wasn't enough. "Absolutely not," she said, though she wouldn't specify what discipline she would have considered appropriate.
Regina young took on the role of being a parent/guardian of her grandson along with the help of her last born son. oOver the years Regina became very ill due to multiple medical problems and also had a serious addiction to alcohol. In 20013 Regina was hospitalized due to a broken femur bone from a fall she had. This had even more of an effect on her health. In 2014 she was hospitalized for the last time after enduring two mini seizures in her home. Her life came to an end while in the hospital due to MRSA disease, a hospital acquired infection on May 5th, 2014. She was cremated and her remains are with her last born child.
Her daughter Jasmine Gant was due to have a baby on June 29, 2006 her 16th birthday.
On July 5, at 9 a.m., she went to St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to have her labor induced. By 2 p.m., she was dead.
Gant's nurse, Julie Thao, put an epidural anesthetic in Gant's intravenous line, where Gant was supposed to receive penicillin for a strep infection, according to state records. An epidural is supposed to be delivered near the spine to numb the pelvic area during birth.
Within a few minutes of the mistaken infusion, Gant started having seizures. Doctors performed an emergency Caesarean section to deliver her baby. Their efforts to save Gant failed.
"It's breaking my heart every single day," said Gant's mother, Regina Young, who is raising her daughter's son, Gregory. "It could have been prevented if (Thao) had followed the rules."
Thao failed to follow four rules, according to the state's investigation of the case: She took the epidural drugs from a locked cabinet without a doctor's order; she didn't put an identification band on Gant's wrist; she didn't use a bar-code scanner on the drugs; and she didn't read a warning label on the epidural bag.
In an interview, Thao wouldn't comment on the allegations. She has a patient-safety fellowship at the Texas Medical Institute of Technology in Austin, through which she is working with others on an analysis of the Gant incident. She wants to complete the analysis before discussing details, she said.
Thao, who faced a controversial felony criminal charge, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors. The state suspended her nursing license for nine months and placed her on probation for two years.
Young, of Fitchburg, said the punishment wasn't enough. "Absolutely not," she said, though she wouldn't specify what discipline she would have considered appropriate.
Regina young took on the role of being a parent/guardian of her grandson along with the help of her last born son. oOver the years Regina became very ill due to multiple medical problems and also had a serious addiction to alcohol. In 20013 Regina was hospitalized due to a broken femur bone from a fall she had. This had even more of an effect on her health. In 2014 she was hospitalized for the last time after enduring two mini seizures in her home. Her life came to an end while in the hospital due to MRSA disease, a hospital acquired infection on May 5th, 2014. She was cremated and her remains are with her last born child.
Regina Young was born in Chicago, Illinois with 11 brothers and sisters. After giving birth to her first two sons and first daughter, she relocated her life to Madison, WI where she then would give birth to her fourth child. Living as a homemaker and a daycare worker she always made sure her family was in a position to progress in life.
Her daughter Jasmine Gant was due to have a baby on June 29, 2006 her 16th birthday.
On July 5, at 9 a.m., she went to St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to have her labor induced. By 2 p.m., she was dead.
Gant's nurse, Julie Thao, put an epidural anesthetic in Gant's intravenous line, where Gant was supposed to receive penicillin for a strep infection, according to state records. An epidural is supposed to be delivered near the spine to numb the pelvic area during birth.
Within a few minutes of the mistaken infusion, Gant started having seizures. Doctors performed an emergency Caesarean section to deliver her baby. Their efforts to save Gant failed.
"It's breaking my heart every single day," said Gant's mother, Regina Young, who is raising her daughter's son, Gregory. "It could have been prevented if (Thao) had followed the rules."
Thao failed to follow four rules, according to the state's investigation of the case: She took the epidural drugs from a locked cabinet without a doctor's order; she didn't put an identification band on Gant's wrist; she didn't use a bar-code scanner on the drugs; and she didn't read a warning label on the epidural bag.
In an interview, Thao wouldn't comment on the allegations. She has a patient-safety fellowship at the Texas Medical Institute of Technology in Austin, through which she is working with others on an analysis of the Gant incident. She wants to complete the analysis before discussing details, she said.
Thao, who faced a controversial felony criminal charge, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors. The state suspended her nursing license for nine months and placed her on probation for two years.
Young, of Fitchburg, said the punishment wasn't enough. "Absolutely not," she said, though she wouldn't specify what discipline she would have considered appropriate.
Regina young took on the role of being a parent/guardian of her grandson along with the help of her last born son. oOver the years Regina became very ill due to multiple medical problems and also had a serious addiction to alcohol. In 20013 Regina was hospitalized due to a broken femur bone from a fall she had. This had even more of an effect on her health. In 2014 she was hospitalized for the last time after enduring two mini seizures in her home. Her life came to an end while in the hospital due to MRSA disease, a hospital acquired infection on May 5th, 2014. She was cremated and her remains are with her last born child.
Her daughter Jasmine Gant was due to have a baby on June 29, 2006 her 16th birthday.
On July 5, at 9 a.m., she went to St. Mary's Hospital in Madison to have her labor induced. By 2 p.m., she was dead.
Gant's nurse, Julie Thao, put an epidural anesthetic in Gant's intravenous line, where Gant was supposed to receive penicillin for a strep infection, according to state records. An epidural is supposed to be delivered near the spine to numb the pelvic area during birth.
Within a few minutes of the mistaken infusion, Gant started having seizures. Doctors performed an emergency Caesarean section to deliver her baby. Their efforts to save Gant failed.
"It's breaking my heart every single day," said Gant's mother, Regina Young, who is raising her daughter's son, Gregory. "It could have been prevented if (Thao) had followed the rules."
Thao failed to follow four rules, according to the state's investigation of the case: She took the epidural drugs from a locked cabinet without a doctor's order; she didn't put an identification band on Gant's wrist; she didn't use a bar-code scanner on the drugs; and she didn't read a warning label on the epidural bag.
In an interview, Thao wouldn't comment on the allegations. She has a patient-safety fellowship at the Texas Medical Institute of Technology in Austin, through which she is working with others on an analysis of the Gant incident. She wants to complete the analysis before discussing details, she said.
Thao, who faced a controversial felony criminal charge, pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors. The state suspended her nursing license for nine months and placed her on probation for two years.
Young, of Fitchburg, said the punishment wasn't enough. "Absolutely not," she said, though she wouldn't specify what discipline she would have considered appropriate.
Regina young took on the role of being a parent/guardian of her grandson along with the help of her last born son. oOver the years Regina became very ill due to multiple medical problems and also had a serious addiction to alcohol. In 20013 Regina was hospitalized due to a broken femur bone from a fall she had. This had even more of an effect on her health. In 2014 she was hospitalized for the last time after enduring two mini seizures in her home. Her life came to an end while in the hospital due to MRSA disease, a hospital acquired infection on May 5th, 2014. She was cremated and her remains are with her last born child.
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