Name: Dawn
Email: jdwilliams12@verizon.net
Date: Sunday March 19, 2006
I came across your site by accident. I was looking for some information for my dad. He recently fell from a burning building three stories high. He had his foot amputated on Friday. Thanks for sharing your story, you truly are an inspiration, and I will share your journey with him. Best of luck to you, Take good care.
Name: Gary MacKenzie
Email: repairman1946@repairman.com
Date: Sunday January 29, 2006
I see in the gallery that you ride a bike. I'm the webmaster of a amputee website that you may find interesting. www.mtb-amputee.com
Name: The Daughter
Date: Tuesday December 20, 2005
So here I am sitting up late, and I stop by my moms sight. And every time I see this site it reminds me that I'm lucky to have my mom here with me. Most of my coworkers and friends don't understand how we made it this far, but that's ok. I have my mom here and it's the holidays. What can I say I think God gave me my life long Christmas present when I was four. He gave me back my mom. Love you mom.
Name: scott
Email: rkastks2000@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday November 23, 2005
hope you and your family have a safe and happy Thanksgiving...God Bless+ scott
Name: claudia
Email: wonderlandstarzz@aol.com
Date: Friday November 18, 2005
Hi my name is claudia i live in california.i read your story and it really touched my heart ,i have read many stories from diffrent experiences with accidents ,they really inspire me and give me hope that this will pass.I was in an accident on aug 27 i was in Mexico as well went on a trip with my father and two brothers and a sister all very young of age 5,14,10.We drove there all the way to JALISCO which is further down in mexico the trip there was great i had never been to Mexico it was beautiful some area,well on the way back from the trip ,it was late and my father was driving and i really dont know what happened if he fell asleep ,still i really dont know well we fell in an embankment .i remember falling then i was on the ground in the darkness ,silence is all i remember lost concioussness .Then i woke up in the hospital i had a very infected leg was huge swollen with a broken femur,was there for two weeks then i knew i had to go home treatment in mexico was an awful experience i was flow to california on a plain with an infected leg it was a very difficult thing to do .Then i was flown back hoome taken directly to the hospital.I arrived found out i had blood in my lungs ,broken femur and ribs .A month went by and my family broke the news that my brothers and sister and uncle passed away in the accident they died with on impact .I WAS in so much pain i couldnt belive they were gone didnt want to except it .Time passed a month in a half later i am at home i have a baby as well he is 6years old and my mother takes care of him for now takes him to school and is there for him it breaks my heart that i cant be there for him,but i know i will be he is my motive for living i love him so much and then you realize how precious life is .well elle thats my experience didnt want to make so long thankyou for sharing your experience it means so much to me........claudia hope i can hear from you
Name: Andrew
Email: tigereyerpk@hotmail.com
Date: Monday November 14, 2005
I sympathize with the loss of any life due to a drunk driver, especially since I myself and my mother were recently surviving victims of such a Criminal. Due to our pain and trauma I am creating a website dedicated to fellow victims with discussion forums for passing along information and support. Please visit our site and perhaps share with us and with others your own experiences as victims of a drunk driver. http://www.bratcat.net/drunk-punks/drunk-punk P.S...Very nice site!
Name: Lori
Email: thunder5074@yahoo.com
Date: Friday October 28, 2005
Ellie sorry to hear of you obsticles. Isnt it amazing how we seem to be going forward and all of a sudden we have stopped and seam to be in reverse.. Don't resitate to go find someone else that could fit you the way you want you deserve it and they have had plenty of time.. Good luck this week end will be thinking of you .. Bless you and rays from wind blown but still sunshining Florida.
Name: Clownie
Email: s.walsh2@bigpond.com
Date: Monday October 24, 2005
Dearest Sis, Your such an inspiration to so many people. Your get up & go is amazing. Hold on to your Dreams whether they be big or small. I am thinking of you. Love the Clown lol
Name: scott
Email: wirenut226@cox.net
Date: Thursday October 20, 2005
hang in there, the right fit will come, got ya in my prayers,,, scott
Name: Sue
Email: suebytheshore@yahoo.com
Date: Monday September 19, 2005
Just popped in to see how you are doing. Didn't want you to think that you are alone, dropping your blog into the ether. Good luck in your progress to prosthetic comfort and function. -Sue
Name: Kathleen
Email: kathleen_brooks2002@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday August 18, 2005
What an inspiration you are!
Name: Sue
Email: suebytheshore@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday August 10, 2005
I just read your August 5 entry. I wish I could help in some way, but waiting and refabricating is just the way it goes. I know it's a real pain and real frustration after all you have been through. You are just doing a great job as always, and I am as always very impressed by what a good health care consumer you are and how well you think about yourself and what you have to do. Praise isn't as as handy as a new leg, but it's the best I've got. Good luck Elle! -Sue
Name: Tabitha
Email: tsims@banks.k12.ga.us
Date: Saturday July 23, 2005
I wanted to know more about your leg injury. My sister was in a car accident on Nov. 3, 2004. Her husband was killed instantly and my sister's lower leg was shattered as well as her foot. She was literally broken on every limb of her body but her worst injury was her right leg. She now has about 3 metal plates, and about 12 screws and pins. She is considering the bone fusion surgery because of the pain and problems she is still experiencing. Do you have any advice for her. She is only 29 and has a four year old daughter. She has been through a terrible ordeal emotionally and physically. She still suffers daily. The pain in her foot is getting almost unbearable for her. I wanted to know how your leg injury has healed. Thanks and God Bless. Tabitha
Name: Rebecca
Email:
Date: Sunday June 26, 2005
I logged on to the site tonight to read my mother's story. I couldn't make it passed the first line without starting to cry. I read the whole thing and realized that no matter how I felt after the wreck my mom had to deal with this on her own for so long. I can never thank her enough for the way that she raised me. There are times that I sit and think back on all the years it was just me and her and think why me. It wasn't me that went through the wreck though. I haven't lost my leg (Which isn't lost it's in a box in the truck.) I haven't had to live through the things she's had to. I'm just her daughter, and I was a spectator in all this. There are still times that I sit up at night and cry, hating the woman who did this to my mother. Then I have to remind myself that she has to live with the knowledge of what she has done to another person. I may not be the best daughter (And I know I'm not) and that there are times that my mom may look at me and go are you even my kid, but I love my mother, and I have seen her do so much. She is stronger than any person that I know and I love her and always will. I have never seen her give up, and she pushes herself harder than anyone that I know. She is always finding new ways to grow and gain back the things she couldn't do after the wreck. If I had to really describe my mother I would have to say that she is like a rose. She is beautiful and sweet, but there are also the thorns. So in short (Or long with the way I type.) My mom is the best mom that I could ever have and I love her. Even if I don't deserve her sometimes.
Name: Sue
Email: suebytheshore@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday June 09, 2005
I jut stopped by to see you were doing. It sounds like things are coming along for you. I wish you the best as always. Thanks for taking the time for posting in your diary. You are doing a terrific job, as always. -Sue
Name: ketmanee
Email: kittygirl_73@hotmail.com
Date: Saturday May 14, 2005
Hey Sister!! Just checked out the renegade and man thats pretty cool!! Not to mention Rebecca's new tatoo. See you at the Sunrise!!!! kisses, ket
Name: scott
Email: wirenut226@adelphia.net
Date: Saturday May 07, 2005
hope ya have a enjoyable mothers day @}>-----'--,--
Name: Emmi
Email: emmi1966@mail.com
Date: Monday May 02, 2005
I pray for the creator of this website. Please grant them a return on their labor of intercession according to Your will, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Name: Dana/ aka:Beachy
Email: dallen@mdo.net
Date: Sunday April 10, 2005
Steler....I just read your journal..again...and looked at the pics. You 'GO' girl!!!!! Am happy to see you making great progress. Keep up the good work. Ya make me laff when you call me peachybeachydude..it gets me everytime...LOL :)
Name: Lori
Email: thunder5074@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday March 27, 2005
Happy Blessed Easter Elle. So much has happened to you and I this past year. I was just thinking a a year ago on Easter I came home from the hospital after my Revison of the total knee. Never even imagined the events to follow. Of Course it isnt really a year but close as Easter fell early this year. You have made great strides this past year . I realize it hasnt been a easy trip for you but I still admire you. Just wanted to say hello from Florida and Tell you I think of you often . Love Lori
Name: scott
Email: wirenut226@adelphia.net
Date: Sunday March 27, 2005
hope you and the family have a nice and joyful Easter, God Bless
Name: Sue
Email: suebytheshore@yahoo.com
Date: Friday March 18, 2005
I'm glad to see that your neuroma responded, a least partially. Good luck with the pros. It's a delight to hear about your dog- what a great pair! I love winter but we still have over than a foot on the ground and giant snowbanks everywhere, more than half way through March. Makes me envy all your outdoor activities. Pretty soon it will start to melt and we will be in mud season, the hardest part of the year. Best wishes as always, Sue B.
Name: Lori (Florida)
Email: thunder5074@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday March 10, 2005
March 9, 2005 Just a quick note to say hi and checking up on you and your events. I am hanging on have updated my MBl journal some. Hope your enjoying the spring weather. Lori
Name: scott
Email: wirenut226@adelphia.net
Date: Monday February 28, 2005
job well done on the 5 k :)
Name: Sue
Email: suebytheshore@yahoo.com
Date: Sunday February 20, 2005
Just checking in to see how you are progressing. Sounds like you have been going through a painful patch, but I know you will get through it. Best wishes, Sue
Name: Marian
Email: marianbellis@hotmail.com
Date: Tuesday February 15, 2005
Hi Elle' Here is a poem written by Audrey Hepburn - I thought of you. For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of the each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself and the other for helping others. I love it !! Thank you!
Name: Lori (Florida)
Email: thunder5074@yahoo.com
Date: Wednesday February 09, 2005
Hi Elle I have been checking up on you lately.By reading your journals. I did leave you a message on mbl diary of yours. I really miss you.
Name: Sue
Email: suebytheshore@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday January 27, 2005
I've enjoyed following your progress. Keep up the great work. I can't wait to see how you decorate your pros. You are wonderfully creative! From cold, snowy New England (these are virtues), -Sue
Name: Kathy
Email: KathBlueEyes@aol.com
Date: Saturday January 15, 2005
Elle', my old friend, I miss you still and always. Hope you are doing better, as I have had no news or email from our mutual friend since Christmas, and no mention of how you are. I pray all my old friends here are well, and, if it is God's will, we will be in touch once again, very soon. I need the spiritual and plain old encouragement I got from you. Love you much, Kathy