About 3 weeks ago, I posted a blog entry entitled “Civil War Erupts at myHouseDeals.com”. We poked fun at getting injured in a ficticious ”battle”.
Unfortunately, just a few days later, someone really was injured. But not in battle of course. Elise Ramson was injured in a car wreck near our offices. For those of you who don’t know her, Elise is the Regional Coordinator for myHouseDeals.com in the NYC/Tri-State and Boston areas.
Here’s a picture of Elise…
The wreck happened while Elise was driving through a green light. She was about half way through the intersection when she was suddenly side-swiped by another car who ran their red light. Her car went off the road and would’ve plowed into a retail store had there not been a brick column there.
The perpetrator? A police officer. We found out later that he wasn’t even chasing anyone. He just wasn’t paying attention.
A few minutes after the wreck, Travis (software developer) and Alex (Chicago coordinator) arrived at the scene to find that Elise was trapped in her car. The drivers side door was caved in. They encouraged her to remain calm.
The cop called for an ambulance and the fire department. A few minutes later, the fire department arrived to cut her out of the car. And then the ambulance took her to the hospital. She remained conscious, although a little disoriented, throughout the whole ordeal.
The doctors released her from the hospital a few hours later. They said that she’d be “ok” and that she needed to rest for a while.
Here are pics of her car after the wreck. It was totaled…
Well, it’s been 2 weeks now, and she’s been in bed ever since the wreck. And all that resting hasn’t done much. She’s still severely injured. It hurts her to even sit upright. And even more to walk. She has a sprained back, sprained neck, a severely bruised knee, and a pinched nerve in her leg.
She is in constant pain. She’s on all sorts of pain relieving medications. But at least she can find a pain-free position. She feels no pain while laying flat on her back. But laying flat on her back just gets old … really fast.
She’ll be seeing doctors and physical therapists over the next few days and weeks in an effort to recover more quickly.
She’ll also be working from home for a while. She’ll be laying in bed, in her pain-free position, with her phone and computer. So it’ll be business as usual for members in NYC/Tri-State and Boston. Elise will still be approving your wholesale deals and answering your member questions.
But frankly, Elise is tired and frustrated right now. She’s tired of the pain. And she’s frustrated with being restricted in her movements. She could use all of the encouragement and advice you can give at this moment.
So if you could do me a favor, I’d really appreciate it. Please email Elise with your words of encouragement and/or advice. It would really help her to get through this difficult time. Elise’s email address is elise@myhousedeals.com.
Thanks and stay safe!
Doug Smith
President
myHouseDeals.com
P.S. Elise’s advice: Look both ways, buckle up, and get a car with side-impact air bags. It’s tough to invest in real estate if you’re severely injured or dead!
July 12, 2007 at 3:57 pm |
Get well soon, Elise. We miss you here at the office!
July 12, 2007 at 5:57 pm |
On behalf of the staff of SafeWay Solutions, LLC., you have our deepest apologies for your injuries incurred by this unfortunate accident.
My prayers will be with you and hope that you will recover soon.
July 12, 2007 at 8:21 pm |
You are in my thoughts and prayers, Elise. You get better soon. You are alive, and that is the good news.
Best wishes,
Annette Caruso
Real Estate Investment Solutions, LLC
July 12, 2007 at 8:24 pm |
You are in my thougths and prayers. Get well soon!
Annette-Real Estate Investment Solutions, LLC
July 13, 2007 at 5:13 pm |
Elise .. altho’ I do not know you, I DO hope you can get rehabilitated and healthy again … LIKE NEW! I also hope that the HPD doesn’t try to pull any $hit about the accident and THEIR insurance fully takes 100% care of you. The the person who sent out the email … I’d send the story AND PICTURES to ALL the news media .. Radio and TV. Make sure it’s in the public eye.
The fact that people – not just HPD or HFD – run red lights like they do is enough top make one think twice about being the 1st person off the line at a GREEN light. Remember the movie “Erin Brockovich”..? Despite being a movie, the attitude about benefits and payment can turn ugly when push comes to shove…. and WHY the media might be an option to make sure they do the right thing.
Good Luck in your recovery. And mentally, I hope you can come to grips with what has happened. I was a passenger in a wreck over 10 years ago …. and I still cringe while behind the wheel driving. Our prayers are for you!
(btw … I’ve only looked at this blog one time + today).
As a real estate investor looking for more properties, I tend to stick to the core websites themselves.
Take care of yourself Elise!
Speedy recovery to you!
DWilliams
July 13, 2007 at 5:15 pm |
Sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you’re feeling better real soon but do take it slow, don’t rush things. You’re in my prayers and glad to have you still here.
Be blessed!
July 13, 2007 at 5:20 pm |
Elise,
I hope you get better soon. Make sure you’ve got a good lawyer. And tell Doug he needs to pay you more so you don’t have to drive a Hyundai…
Best wishes,
Red Sox Jerry
July 13, 2007 at 7:25 pm |
Thank God!
Thank God for his love, grace, and Jesus Christ, my Lord. The companion of God is good for the soul. Take a moment and relax with Jesus, my/(our) Lord and Savior. You are on the road to a complete recovery.
July 13, 2007 at 9:40 pm |
I’m sorry about your accident and I somewhat feel your pain. What I mean by that is that I don’t feel your physical pain, but I feel the emotional pain. I recently was lied to by a rogue police officer, and because I believed the lies she told me, I ended up in the Emergency Room at an Insane Asylum for 28 hours (probably the most traumatic experience in my life and I’ve been here 56 years). The emotional scars that I ended up with will remain with me forever. Yes, I’ve been seeing counselors, etc., but it’s not helping much. Hopefully, your pain will subside soon. Hopefully your experience was truly an accident and the cops don’t try to cover up and lie about it. I just thought that my story might help you feel a little better, because, trust me, it could have been a whole lot worse. What has helped me the most throughout my ordeal is what my counselor told me to keep on repeating to myself, “Thank You for Everything. I have No Complaints Whatsoever” . Sounds pretty weird right now, but after you repeat it about three hundred or more times, it’ll all start making sense. Try It. Godspeed, Bill.
July 16, 2007 at 2:49 pm |
Elise,
I’m fascinated!
I subscribe to myhousedeals.com to get some information that will EVENTUALLY help me get to home ownership. That I receive email from the company regularly is something I take for granted.
That YOUR PRESIDENT is SO KIND and caring to ensure that his whole online audience knows that you are in need of moral support is AMAZING. I am with you in your journey to recovery, but moreso – you have friends for sure in your job. Please know that you’re blessed, and this was a massive act of generosity for Doug to share your misfortune with the online audience.
I am still recovering from hip surgery that I had 10 weeks ago. For 2 years I suffered from ACUTE, Chronic pain with no diagnosis, and for 5 years before that, I had vague discomfort and intermittent pain. Although my hip had to, effectively, be fractured in 6 places in order to straighten out the problem, and the recovery has been difficult, I PROMISE that with a positive spirit, a daily appreciation for what’s getting better, and doing the right thing by yourself and your health, you WILL heal well.
Please take good care of yourself, and do what you know you need to do to get better. Some days will be more challenging than others. May you find the strength and the optimism to continue on until your accident is just another lesson of life. May your pain be slight and your outlook be positive. Do as much work as is important to you and your company, but not so much as to take away from your healing. You are in my thoughts.
Regards.
July 17, 2007 at 1:21 am |
Elise:
I just wanted to tell you that I was so sorry to hear about your accident. Doug told me about it, but I was in hopes that you were doing better. I know everyone at the office is missing you. My prayers are with you Elise.
God Bless,
Terri Smith
Lubbock, Texas
July 26, 2007 at 2:30 pm |
Good Morning,
It was so nice of the President of the company to bring to everyones attention what happen to you. You only can be doing a excellent job keep up the GOOD work.
Hope you have a Speedy recovery. I pray that God ease the tension, pain and whatever else you may be go through. Stay strong, which I know you will and Be Bless my niece.
I love you and hope to see you soon.
Love Aunt Rene