Nancy in Friday Harbor
Junior Member
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2002
- Professional Status
- Certified Residential Appraiser
- State
- Washington
Hi All,
A sad and cautionary tale......
One of the appraisers who works for the San Juan County assessor was measuring new construction at a remote location and fell from the second floor last week. She fractured the 1st and 3rd lumbar vertabrae and shattered her heel. It took her an hour to crawl back to the car to her cell phone to call for help.
The EMT's got her med-evac'd to Bellingham. The hospital people took one look at her & put her back on the helicopter for Harborview Trauma Center in Seattle.
She's now in a full body cast and waiting for the trauma docs to operate on her heel. She'll be in the body cast for at least 2-3 months. They're hoping they won't have to fuse the spine. While things look good right now and she's not paralyzed, she may never walk again. At best she faces months, and maybe years, of physical therapy.
While we may occasionally think we're infallible, we can't ever think we're invincible!! If you are alone on a site visit, no matter the circumstances, keep your cell phone on your person and BE CAREFUL!!!!!
To all of you caring, generous folks out there, I know Harriet would appreciate your prayers and kind thoughts.
Nancy
A sad and cautionary tale......
One of the appraisers who works for the San Juan County assessor was measuring new construction at a remote location and fell from the second floor last week. She fractured the 1st and 3rd lumbar vertabrae and shattered her heel. It took her an hour to crawl back to the car to her cell phone to call for help.
The EMT's got her med-evac'd to Bellingham. The hospital people took one look at her & put her back on the helicopter for Harborview Trauma Center in Seattle.
She's now in a full body cast and waiting for the trauma docs to operate on her heel. She'll be in the body cast for at least 2-3 months. They're hoping they won't have to fuse the spine. While things look good right now and she's not paralyzed, she may never walk again. At best she faces months, and maybe years, of physical therapy.
While we may occasionally think we're infallible, we can't ever think we're invincible!! If you are alone on a site visit, no matter the circumstances, keep your cell phone on your person and BE CAREFUL!!!!!
To all of you caring, generous folks out there, I know Harriet would appreciate your prayers and kind thoughts.
Nancy