At just 4 years old, William “Scott” Baggett woke up paralyzed. Diagnosed with polio, he spent six months at Tampa General Hospital.
Now 71, the Trinity resident is fighting a new battle that stems from the illness he experienced as a child. Over the past couple of decades, post-polio syndrome has slowly robbed Baggett of his strength and mobility. The neurological condition can affect polio survivors decades after their initial illness and can lead to muscle weakness, fatigue, and decreased function.
Despite the toll the disease has taken, one thing has never wavered — Baggett’s commitment to giving back. From 2004 to 2019, Scott and his wife visited kids in local hospitals with their therapy dogs — logging over 6,000 volunteer hours…