Support Carol Gonzalez's Medical Recovery

Hi, I’m Connie Rawlings. I’m starting this GoFundMe page for a dear friend, Carol Gonzalez.

Carol and her wonderful husband Braulio decided to go see the Amish villages in Sugarcreek Ohio. She had recently retired from driving a school bus for 33 years and this was going be a mini vacation for them. They left home on August 28th and drove to Fort Mill, South Carolina, where they were able to get a room for the night. The next morning they ate the free breakfast, fueled the car and got on the road headed to see her beloved Amish villages and Sugar Creek, Ohio. They drove the rest of the way to Sugar Creek the second day. They stayed at a hotel a few miles outside of Sugar Creek, they originally booked the room for four nights figuring they could always add a day if needed. In the middle of the night, Carol woke with excruciating pain in her right leg. She had had this pain before and it was a blood clot. She woke her husband And he took her to the ER which thankfully was only 3 miles away. They did an ultrasound at Union Hospital ER and she had a blood clot from her groin to her ankle… One solid clot. They prepped her for surgery the next day on August 31, 2024 she had surgery to remove the clot she was able to go back to the hotel room the next day. But while they were checking in, Carol passed out. The front desk clerk called 911. They wanted to take her back to the hospital, but she just wanted to go lay down. The paramedics took her to the room and got her into bed, she slept well till the early in the a.m. when she had to go to the restroom and she passed out again. Her husband once again had to call 911 and they took her to Union Hospital. There she received a pick-line and her first two blood transfusions, she was transferred from union hospital back to Akron General Hospital/Cleveland clinic. She was immediately taken to ICU and for two days couldn’t have anything to eat or drink in case she was going to have to have another surgery. Finally, on the third day, they decided they weren’t going to have to do surgery and she could eat drink, she went to receive more blood transfusions and they were keeping a close watch on her AGB at one point she was very critical with a low six blood count. They completely took her off blood thinners saying-to them, if she had a blood clot she has IVC filter to keep it from going to her lungs, but if her blood drops again, she may die.

She now has an extremely painful clot in her right leg. She’s expected to go to rehab facility for 2 to 3 weeks to learn how to overcome the pain and walk again. Her husband has paid for a hotel room nightly to be by her side, although his boss is OK with it he is still missing out on any money he could be making by working. He was supposed to return to work by September 6, but had to call in since he is staying put with Carol. They also have their precious fur babies which are being boarded while they were on vacation, this has become very expensive since it’s $50 a night by the time they are able to come home. They would’ve been boarded over a month which could cost well over $15-$2000 not including the hotel cost. She’s really hoping her friends were serious when they asked if there’s something they can do!! NOW there is, please donate. Thank you and please keep praying for Carol and Braulio!