Uvalde shooting survivor, 11, nearly suffers heart attack at friend’s memorial

Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, lost her best friend in last month’s mass shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers.On May 31, when Treviño’s mother took her daughter to leave a teddy bear at a memorial for her best friend, Amerie Jo Garza, the girl began to complain about her increased heartrate, People Magazine originally reported.Concerned, Jessica Treviño took her daughter to the hospital.There, Jessica was told by doctors that her daughter had nearly gone into cardiac arrest. ‘I will never forgive them’: Wounded Uvalde school teacher calls police ‘cowards’ Treviño, who had no other known medical conditions, was transferred to Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio, where she has remained since Garza’s memorial.The girl’s family started a GoFundMe page to help with hospital fees.

As of this writing, the fundraiser has exceeded its $25,000 goal, reaching nearly $27,000 (all dollars U.S.)On the GoFundMe page, the family wrote that the medication Treviño has been given by doctors is not working.“The Doctor’s biggest worry is that she might go into cardiac arrest,” the family wrote.In the GoFundMe page’s description, the girl’s family wrote that Garza, 10, also often protected Treviño from bullies at school and “always came to her aid.”Last week, Girl Scouts of the USA posthumously bestowed upon Amerie Jo Garza, 10, of Uvalde, Texas, one of the highest honors in Girl Scouting: the Bronze Cross.