A father of one of the Highland Park shooting victims has tragically suffered a brain hemorrhage
Oscar Ramirez's son was shot at the 4th of July parade in Illinois, and his family have blamed the hemorrhage on the stress and trauma his family has been through in the past few weeks.
On a GoFundMe page set up to help alleviate the family's financial woes, his wife Viviana Cuevas explains the hellish time they have endured since the shooting.
"Starting off with my son being a gunshot victim at the 4th of July parade in Highland Park, to our toy poodle suffering two broken ribs after being attacked by two pit bulls, on top of all of those feeling, stressed from selling our current home and moving," she shared.
"The uncertainty of our family's financial future in the upcoming weeks and even months is feeling more and more severe," she continued, adding: "All of these stressors and traumatic events have left Oscar in the hospital."
"We are frighten as to what's to come next but we are hoping for the best (sic)," she wrote.
Ramirez's son was one of dozens injured at a 4th of July parade in Highland Park earlier this month. A shooter opened fire on the gathering, killing seven and wounding countless more. Suspect Robert E. Crimo, 21, has since been arrested and charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.
While his son recovers from his gunshot injuries, Ramirez is being treated at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to his wife.
On the family's GoFundMe page they Cuevas revealed that her husband has undergone a 7-hour surgery, and that half of his face was at one point paralyzed, causing loved ones "even more worry and panic."
"Please, I ask of you to help us lower Oscar’s stress, help us bring him back to a healthy state with your donations," Cuevas implores readers. "Not only will it help to pay medical bills as he does not have insurance but, it will also help to lessen the financial burden of the medical bills and taking care of a family of 5."
So far, the fundraiser has raised over $43,000 of its $150,000 goal.
"THANK YOU!!! WE ARE SO VERY GRATEFUL," Cuevas wrote to everyone who had donated.