California student Amber Escudero-Kontostathis was beaten last Thursday while raising money in Washington, DC, for refugees – even though it was her 28th birthday. While three others were killed in the attack — including a young California woman — Escudero-Kontostathis was revived by officers who rushed to the scene with a defibrillator, her mother, Julie Escudero, told the Ventura County Star. “The Secret Service men saved her,” Escudero said. “I’m trying to learn their names so I can thank them personally. They brought her back to life.” Amber Escudero-Kontostatthis was the sole survivor of four lightning strikes outside the White House last Thursday – her 28th birthday.LinkedIn In a series of emotional Facebook updates, Escudero explained how doctors believe the lightning that struck her daughter “went through her toes and came out of her left arm.” This probably meant her daughter was saved by the thick “Airwair” rubber soles on Dr.’s boots. Martens that absorbed some of the impact, her mom assumed. Escudero-Contostathi — who was with her husband, Achillea, in D.C. — is already out of intensive care and taking her first steps without help, said her mom, who flew from California to be by her side. her daughter. “The trauma doctor has come [Friday] and said it’s an “absolute miracle,” her mom told the local outlet. Amber Escudero-Kontostatthis was the sole survivor of four lightning strikes that were caught on camera striking the foot of the White House last ThursdayREUTERS In her Facebook posts, Escudero also explained how her daughter is “literally blowing away all the doctors with the progress her body is making.” However, she is in “excruciating” pain from a large burn on her stomach that makes her feel “on fire” — and is suffering from overwhelming “survivor’s guilt” after learning the three others who were hit have died, her mum said. Escudero-Contostathis was scheduled to meet Monday with a trauma consultant. And she also “made the connection with the other 3 wonderful people who passed,” her mom said, referring to bank vice president Brooks Lambertson, 29, as well as James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, her sweethearts childhood from Wisconsin who were celebrating. their 56th wedding anniversary. The three killed were James Mueller, 76, and Donna Mueller, 75, childhood sweethearts from Wisconsin who were celebrating their 56th wedding anniversary Facebook/WISN 12 NEWS “She wants to contact their families,” her mother said Monday. “She cares so much about others, it’s going to be hard for her.” Escudero-Kontostatthi is also worried about missing the start of her graduate studies at John Hopkins at the end of this month. Escudero said she was “beyond grateful and humbled” that her friends started a GoFundMe that as of Monday afternoon had raised more than $40,000 to help with medical expenses. “I literally fell to my knees when I saw the GoFundMe page. I really have no words!” he said.
