The New York Times published an extensive piece, exploring the causes of disproportionate infant and maternal death rates among Black women earlier this year. The reasons for the phenomena were many. Lived experiences as Black women in America, lack of access to proper health care, and even physicians and other medical professionals who don’t listen to their Black patients were all factors.

That last one is the reason Crystle Galloway, a 30-year-old mother of three in Florida, died days after giving birth.

According to People, fire medics hesitated in taking Galloway to the hospital via ambulance because they believed she would not be able to afford the costs of the ride.

The ordeal began on July 4 when Nicole Black found her daughter, Galloway, unresponsive in a bathtub. It had been six days since she’d given birth via cesarean. When Galloway regained consciousness, she told her mother that her head hurt. Black called 911 and explained that her daughter was breathing but there was drool coming out of her mouth. Eventually, doctors would determine that she’d suffered a stroke— a side effect more likely to occur in women who have delivered via cesarean.

When Hillsborough County Fire Rescue officials showed up, Black says that instead of immediately transporting Galloway to the hospital, they questioned whether or not she would be able to afford the ride.

In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, Black said, “My daughter begged for her life. They only thing they were worried about was my daughter had a new baby and she couldn’t afford an ambulance.”

After carrying Galloway down three flights of stairs, the medics were still discussing the cost of the 3-block ambulance ride. The Times reports that the ride would have cost $600. Frustrated by the continued waste of time, Black decided to take her daughter to the emergency room herself.

“The whole conversation as the EMS drivers put my child in my car was that [it] was best for us because we couldn’t afford an ambulance,” she told the news station. “My daughter begged for her life, she begged!”

When she saw a doctor, hospital scans revealed Galloway’s brain was bleeding. She was airlifted to another hospital where she fell into a coma. She passed away five days later, shortly before her 31st birthday.

The paramedics who showed up refute Black’s account of what happened that day. They claim that she voluntarily offered to take her daughter to the hospital and only asked that they help move Galloway down the stairs.

Fire Rescue Lt. John “Mike” Morris said the medics would have transported Galloway to the hospital if her condition seemed critical when they arrived.

An investigation into the medics’ conduct was launched. Hillsborough County Administrator Mike Merrill said during a press conference, that though the fire medics “did a lot of things wrong,” they found no evidence that they discussed pricing with Black.

Instead, Merrill claims that it was Black who asked questions about the cost of emergency services.

“There were discussions between the mother and the deputies concerning cost, primarily driven by questions from the mother, which may have led to her conclusion or statements that she wanted to transport her daughter. My guys did a lot of things wrong here, and we take responsibility. From the record I have, that’s not one of the things they did wrong.”

But the investigation found that the medics and Morris were in “gross neglect of duty” when they failed to properly check Galloway’s vital signs. As a result four of them have been suspended with pay.

Black has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for her Galloway’s three children, two daughters 13 and 7 and her newborn grandson.

On the page, Black wrote: “You know that this is a nightmare for me. I buried my daughter.”

Black told ABC Actions News, ““She’s 30 years old and just graduated from college, she had her whole life ahead of her,” Black told ABC Actions News of her daughter. “You can tell me you’re sorry, you can give me your condolences but you still have to work this out with God.”

If you would like to donate to Black’s GoFundMe page, you can do so, here.