bill for the impending birth of her child.“She’s feels very grateful,” said Alejandra Saenz, Medina’s daughter who translated for her mother.“She is a little bit sentimental today about people in Canada that have helped her.” Stranded in Canada, pregnant Colombian woman starts GoFundMe to pay hospital fees Medina is 37 weeks pregnant and stranded in Canada because of border closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.She has no insurance, which means she would have to pay the hospital bills for the impending birth herself.She couldn’t afford it and, as a last resort, started an online fundraiser.
She raised more than $5,000 in 24 hours.Wiping away tears the day after, Saenz said her mother had no words to express herself.“Just ‘thank you.