HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (WSAV) — A Hilton Head Island woman is recovering in a Charleston hospital after being attacked during an apparent armed robbery on Friday. It's what the criminals did as they stole her cash that has many people in the Lowcountry shocked and concerned. Maria Hernandez sits at MUSC in Charleston wrapped in bandages as the victim of an unsolicited attack Friday night, her son Francisco said. She was driving from the bank and ran over something in the road just before 10 p.m., the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office and her son said. "She didn't know what it was, so she just put the car in park and the doors automatically unlocked," Francisco said. "She said that one guy opened the door, and she doesn't know if it's a knife or something else that they put on her stomach, like telling her to move." Francisco said two men were involved in the crime. One rifling was through her purse and dash and the other hit Maria. "My mom told them to take everything," said Francisco. "She doesn't care about the car. Just please let me go. Take everything you know," While the robbers did get several hundred dollars and gift cards, they didn't just let her go peacefully. "She just felt something really hot on her skin, on her arm," Maria's son said. "Everything happened so fast. She said she felt like she was burning, she was burning alive, and she was screaming, asking for help." Maria said the criminals threw a chemical on her, burning her face, chest, arm and leg. It could have been worse if she didn't block some of the substance with her forearm. Her son said she felt like they left her there to die. "My mom thinks that probably they wanted to kill her," Francisco said. "I think that's why the guys were trying to throw it in her face." Franciso said that Maria "took off her sweaters, her shirt and her pants. And she was just hiding on the side of the road in the bushes because she probably thought the guys were going to come back and finish her up." Beaufort County Sheriff's investigators told News 3 that they don't know who would have done this and have not seen this type of crime involving chemicals before. This mother of six was supposed to spend this holiday with her children, her grandchildren and even her own parents, who she hasn't seen for almost two decades. Now, she is in the hospital waiting for potential surgery on her burns. Her children and grandchilden are all at her side wondering.. why? "What was the point of you throwing some acid into somebody's face that you already got the money? I mean, what was the point?" If you can help find these suspects call Investigator Sergeant Calore at 843-255-3411 or the Beaufort County Sheriff's Department tipline at 843-524-2777. You can make an anonymous call to Crimestoppers at 1-844-TIPSBFT (1-844-847-7238) Maria doesn't have insurance and all four of her children, including two who are still in school, live with her. In addition to medical bills, she won't be able to continue her food and cleaning business for months. A GoFundMe has been started to try and help her with those bills.