Teacher,
I am so sorrry to hear of your unpleasant experience in my hometown. I know first hand how it feels to be mugged and to have a gun held on you. I never ended up in the hospital, but because of what happened had difficulty with a physical problem for years.
Time does heal and I pray that the women was caught and prosecuted. Keep after the police dept. if she has not been caught. They truley are bogged down and short of help. This I know too as my DH was a Denver cop for 29 years.
However, you informed me about a new quilt shop there. I knew of Harriets and never went when we lived there because I was not into quilting then. However, I will google the other one.
Please take the time to recover that you need and if necessary, get professional help to help the healing.
Quilting will be your help mate in this, too. Friends and family a necessary part.
God bless and hugs and prayers to you.