'God gave me another chance:' Crookston mom nearly killed by son credits faith for surviving
Angie Gonzalez, 52, has been released from the hospital just days after she was stabbed nearly a dozen times.
CROOKSTON, Minn. — It's nothing short of a miracle.
A Crookston mom nearly killed on a city sidewalk during a viscous knife attack was released from the hospital Wednesday, March 8.
Her son, 36-year-old Kevin Corona, is facing attempted murder charges.
Five days after 52-year-old Angie Gonzalez was stabbed nearly a dozen times with a knife that had a 10-inch blade, she is up and walking and eating solid foods.
"God gave me another chance to live," she said.
A lot of optimism from the mother of five and grandmother of 17.
"I kept praying, asking God to please be with me," referring to her ride to the hospital.
Last Friday, March 3, police say Gonzalez was attacked by Corona on the sidewalk in front of their Crookston home after he allegedly got upset she was moving to a different home.
Officer Heath Hanson was the first officer to arrive, and applied pressure to the nearly dozen stab wounds to prevent her from bleeding to death.
"I kept telling him, 'I didn't want to die, I didn't want to die,' and he kept telling me, 'I promise you you are not going to die,'" said Gonzalez.
Joel Schwartz was the one who called 911 that day. He was in the backyard with his four kids and heard the screams for help.
"I truly believe it was God that put him there at the right time," Gonzalez said.
Not only is he a new neighbor, but he's the new pastor at the new Freedom Church which held its first service the previous Sunday.
Gonzalez introduced herself after the service.
"To see that she showed up that first Sunday, that was God's timing," Schwartz said.
Schwartz obviously made a big impression on Gonzalez. It was him who the family called to come pray at her bedside.
"It was special to see. I wasn't expecting to see her just as full of joy, full of hope and faith as she was," Schwartz said.
They did not just talk about her physical wounds.
"I think apart from forgiveness you can't look forward with such hope, and apart from Jesus how do you forgive something like that," Schwartz said.
While Gonzalez is praising God for the miracle of healing, she wants to thank the doctors, nurses, police officers and the community as well.
"Thank everybody for all of the love and support, calls, texts, prayers, so overwhelming, so grateful," she said.
If all goes well, Gonzalez could return home by the end of the week.
A GoFundMe site has been setup to help Gonzalez.
A town-wide enchilada feed will be held Friday, March 17 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Crookston.
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