UpdatedThu, Jun 3, 2021 at 3:25 pm CT
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Hernandez thanks Sheriff Mike Kelley (above), as well as other Will County officers, for their help. (Courtesy of Will County Sheriff s Office)
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, IL Two years after she was stabbed in a brutal attack at the group home where she worked, caretaker Delia Hernandez met with members of the Will County Sheriff s Office to thank them for their live-saving efforts in the June 1, 2019 incident.
Police said the knife blade Hernandez was stabbed with barely missed her heart. Since the attack, she underwent several surgeries and is still recovering, officials said.
During her visit with Sheriff Mike Kelley and other members of the sheriff s department, Hernandez shared an emotional thank you and gave those who attended Life Saver candies as a symbolic gesture, officials said.