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Hailey Baker dies - One-month-old with rare genetic disorder succumbs in hospital

Published:Sunday | February 18, 2018 | 12:00 AM
Little Hailey at one day old before she was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder.


Hailey Baker, the one-month-old baby who was born with a rare genetic disorder which required $31 million for treatment,  has died.

Hailey died at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning where she had been admitted for the last three weeks.

The one-month-old was diagnosed with an inborn error of metabolism which cannot be treated locally.

Her family was in need of $25 million to get her treated at the Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami and another $6 million to charter an air ambulance to get her to the hospital.

READ: Hailey’s Horror! - Family Needs $31m To Save The Life Of Baby Born With Rare Genetic Disorder