After witnessing the deaths of his classmates and two teachers Texas Shootingthe nightmare of many children who were in the Robbery elementary school, during the attack, did not end the truce. A week after the event, their families turned to funding platforms like GoFundMe to request financial assistance to cover therapy costs and medical expenses.
Some children who were present at the perpetrated massacre Salvador Ramos18, had to fake their deaths to survive the endless 90-minute rampage before authorities finally shot the shooter.
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The page GoFundMe has compiled nearly two dozen actions organized by the families of the victims and survivors who hope to be able to pay the children’s medical and therapeutic costs.
In an interview with CNN, Miah Cerrillo, 11, said Ramos shot his teacher after saying “good night” and later shot his classmates. She and a friend used the deceased teacher’s phone to call 911 and told the operator, “Please come over…we’re in trouble.”
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During the interview, Miah began to cry as she told CNN that she didn’t understand why the police took so long. His mother pointed out that he was now sleeping poorly and that clumps of his hair were falling out.
Another of the surviving children is called Noah Orona, 10, who was shot in the back and watched as her teacher was fatally shot while protecting her students. According to his parents, the minor described pretending to be dead.
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His father, Oscar OronaHe said when he visited his son at the local hospital, Noah apologized to him. “Dad, I’m sorry,” Noah said to his father. “I have blood all over my clothes,” he added.
In a GoFundMe organized by Noah’s older sister Laura HolkShe wrote: “Your donation will be used to help our little boy recover from the emotional trauma left in his wake and to understand that it is not just about physical injuries but also about the suffering of his friends, classmates and family members. Teacher”.
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Samuel Salinasa fourth-grade student who survived the shooting told ABC News Wednesday about the traumatic event.
“I played dead so he wouldn’t shoot me,” Samuel said. “He shot my teacher, then he shot the kids. I think he’s after me. I guess one of the chairs was there so he blocked it and [cayeron] Pieces on my leg.”
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“I don’t feel safe going to school,” he told ABC News. “I feel hurt and sometimes I have nightmares at night.”
On Friday the governor of Texas, Gregory Abbottpromised free psychiatric services to survivors of shootings, but many are skeptical after the State Department’s budget, which runs such programs, was officially cut a few months ago.