EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Texan Ana Laura Cardenas spent her Saturday packing boxes in her apartment, which still has a lingering foul smell. It’s the same apartment where last Saturday she woke up to blood dripping from her ceiling. That blood came from a decomposing body in the apartment above hers that had been there for days.
Cardenas’ bed, walls, and many personal belongings got blood on them. She started a GoFundMe to replace her items as she did not have renters insurance. However, she never imagined that so many people would donate.
“Wow, wow, I thank all the people for all the support,” Cardenas said in Spanish, shaking her head in disbelief after seeing that more than $11,500 has been donated to her.
“Right now I just need a mattress because I don’t have one and I don’t have confidence in that one,” said Cardenas. “Some of my personal items that were ruined and for medical.”
Cardenas, who lives in El Paso, went to get bloodwork done and is also going to a psychologist following the incident. She said she is staying with a family member but is searching for a new apartment. The money from donations will make that possible for her.
“It will help me because I’m packing everything. I want to move, I don’t want to stay and this will help me to move to a different apartment. Thank you to everyone,” she said.
The donations are coming from El Pasoans who saw Cardenas’ story, but also from people across the country.
No comments:
Post a Comment