FREEDOM, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — The family of a Freedom teen who died in October of 2021 plans to file a lawsuit against Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton and several of its health care providers.
Grace Schara’s family claims the doctors and nurses who cared for the 19-year old during a hospitalization more than a year ago, violated her patients rights when they listed her as a DNR, or do not resuscitate, without consent.
They also say she was given a lethal cocktail of drugs that led to her death. And when family members asked for doctors to step in and save the young woman, they did nothing.
The family filed paperwork on Thursday with the state, taking the first step towards a lawsuit they said will be filed soon.
“We not only hope that justice will come for Grace but, also, for the hundreds of thousands of lives stolen by this medical tyranny,” said Grace’s sister, Jessica Vander Heiden. “These crimes against humanity must stop. They need to be held accountable for their actions.”
