Friends of Eleanor Ransburg
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Our friend Eleanor Ransburg was in a horrific car accident on Dec. 19, 2016. She had been visiting friends in Mobile, Ala., and was on I-10 returning to her home in Lake City, Fla., when she swerved her car to avoid hitting a small animal. The car swerved across the incoming traffic lane and hit two trees.
Eleanor suffered a broken right leg, a broken shoulder, seven broken ribs and several fractured vertabrae. Her lung was punctured and filled with fluid. She was on a breathing tube for 5 days. The car was totaled.
"It's been a harrowing 10 days," she told me, which sounds like an understatement.
Eleanor is being treated at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla. She will stay there a few more days before going into physical therapy, location TBA. The address is 615 N. Bonita Ave, Panama City, Fla., 32401. (850 [phone redacted])
Eleanor was in the process of changing careers from a being a copy editor to a teacher. She was leaving her job in Lake City, Florida to get a masters degree in education. She had planned to start school in January, but that is now on hold.
Fortunately, her medical insurance was still in place from her Lake City job. And she does have car insurance. But she faces a long road to recovery and many expenses along the way.
My name is David Hancock. I became friends with Eleanor when we worked together at The Miami Herald in the 1990s. I've never known anyone like Eleanor and we took to each other like (insert southern euphenism for best buddies). We've remained fast friends through Facebook through the years, as I know is the case with many of you.
I spoke with Eleanor and her sister Cynthia on Dec. 29 and asked if they would allow me to set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with her expenses. I know that Eleanor has a lot of people who care for her and will want to help her get through the challenging days ahead. As you know, Eleanor is a do-it-yourself, stand-on-your-own-two-feet kind of a gal, but I pressed the point that friends help friends during times of trouble. I want to help her and I'm guessing you might, too, if you've read this far.
GoFundMe takes 7.9 percent of every donation, plus a 30-cent processing fee. The rest will go into a fund that they hold for Eleanor. When she feels better, Eleanor will enter her banking information to electronically draw the funds whenever she wishes. I will not be able to access the funds, they will be waiting for her.
I hope you'll consider chipping into this fund, which will be used at her discretion for medical bills, therapy, car, living expenses, etc. When you enter your credit card number you will have the option to make the donation anonymously if you choose.
Sincerely,
David Hancock
Friends of Eleanor
Eleanor suffered a broken right leg, a broken shoulder, seven broken ribs and several fractured vertabrae. Her lung was punctured and filled with fluid. She was on a breathing tube for 5 days. The car was totaled.
"It's been a harrowing 10 days," she told me, which sounds like an understatement.
Eleanor is being treated at the Bay Medical Center in Panama City, Fla. She will stay there a few more days before going into physical therapy, location TBA. The address is 615 N. Bonita Ave, Panama City, Fla., 32401. (850 [phone redacted])
Eleanor was in the process of changing careers from a being a copy editor to a teacher. She was leaving her job in Lake City, Florida to get a masters degree in education. She had planned to start school in January, but that is now on hold.
Fortunately, her medical insurance was still in place from her Lake City job. And she does have car insurance. But she faces a long road to recovery and many expenses along the way.
My name is David Hancock. I became friends with Eleanor when we worked together at The Miami Herald in the 1990s. I've never known anyone like Eleanor and we took to each other like (insert southern euphenism for best buddies). We've remained fast friends through Facebook through the years, as I know is the case with many of you.
I spoke with Eleanor and her sister Cynthia on Dec. 29 and asked if they would allow me to set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with her expenses. I know that Eleanor has a lot of people who care for her and will want to help her get through the challenging days ahead. As you know, Eleanor is a do-it-yourself, stand-on-your-own-two-feet kind of a gal, but I pressed the point that friends help friends during times of trouble. I want to help her and I'm guessing you might, too, if you've read this far.
GoFundMe takes 7.9 percent of every donation, plus a 30-cent processing fee. The rest will go into a fund that they hold for Eleanor. When she feels better, Eleanor will enter her banking information to electronically draw the funds whenever she wishes. I will not be able to access the funds, they will be waiting for her.
I hope you'll consider chipping into this fund, which will be used at her discretion for medical bills, therapy, car, living expenses, etc. When you enter your credit card number you will have the option to make the donation anonymously if you choose.
Sincerely,
David Hancock
Friends of Eleanor
Organizer and beneficiary
David Hancock
Organizer
New York, NY
Eleanor Ransburg
Beneficiary