Don't Lose All Your Stuff In A Hurricane! (or a tornado, earthquake or other disaster) |
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I was a stay at home mom, and had just finished a load of laundry, before starting dinner. As I reached for a dish, the house shuttered. Something had hit the roof -- hard. A moment later there was an enormous roar, followed by a shock wave. The kitchen chairs flew across the room, things cascaded out of the cabinets. I ran to the living room window and pulled back the curtains. All I could see was orange – everything was orange. I closed the curtains and opened them again thinking I had to be imagining this.
But I wasn’t. As I stared out the window I realized that the orange was actually a ball of fire surrounding what remained of a 737, lying broken, smoke billowing, two houses away from where I stood. The houses under the airplane were nothing more than rubble.
Adrenaline took over.
We’d need clothes – at least one night and one day’s worth for my daughter, husband and mother who lived with us. We’d need cash – whatever we had in the house, ID, pictures -- at least a few, credit card…
By this time I was running room to room dumping everything on the couch. There was a knock at the door.
“We have to evacuate the entire neighborhood”, said a firefighter in full gear. “Take everything you need for the next two or three days.”
“You have 10 minutes.” What if that firefighter was knocking on your door? Can you evacuate your home in 10 minutes with everything YOU need? Or let’s say that the disaster is a smaller one. Your spouse or one of your children is suddenly taken to the emergency room unconscious after an accident. Would the doctors treating him or her have the medical history that they need? Would they know that they’re allergic to penicillin or that they had a serious illness last year? Would the hospital treating them know to call you?
What about your vital documents? Could you find your bank account number, your homeowner’s policy and your birth certificate, if you suddenly had five minutes to evacuate?
You know that feeling you just got in the pit of your stomach? That’s the reason we created Don't Lose All Your Stuff In A Hurricane.
As human beings, as much as we know we should be prepared, we’re just not hard-wired to be disaster-oriented. If that’s all we thought about, we’d never make it through the day – at least not without living under the bed! The good news is, being prepared doesn’t mean we have to be disaster-oriented. Just the opposite! It means that by taking one afternoon to prepare now, we can relax knowing that if a disaster or medical emergency ever strikes, you’ll:
Know what to do Know what to take Know where everything is Know that you’ve done everything possible not just to survive, but to thrive
And isn’t that the point? Having lived through a neighborhood plane crash, a tornado and a few medical emergencies, we can definitely tell you, that it is!
The last few years, more than any other, our nation and our world has faced more than its share of natural and man-made disasters. The only good thing about that is, we can use the lessons learned during Hurricane Katrina or floods, tornadoes and tsunamis to make sure our own families are prepared.
We’re not only talking about disasters. Think about it for a moment. If someone is in a car accident on the way home from work, and is brought into the emergency room unconscious, the doctors caring for him are looking at a blank slate. They have no information about their patient, besides obvious injuries. Doctors can put together about 75% of a patient’s background by examining him. But what about that other 25%? What if that 25% is the difference between life and death?
When it comes to you and your family, it’s up to you to fill in that missing piece BEFORE an emergency strikes. And that’s what Don't Lose All Your Stuff In A Hurricane is all about. With the Workbook you’ll be able to download the guide and tools, that you can fill in directly on your computer or print out and fill in by hand.
As you create your family’s action plan you will:
Our family survived the plane crashing on our block that day. Those across the street, did not. We were and continue to be very blessed. But those 10 minutes to grab whatever I could were some of the most stressful, most difficult I’ve ever experienced.
We’re here to tell you, that it doesn’t have to be that way. With Don't Lose All Your Stuff In A Hurricane and a little time out of your schedule, the next time a medical or financial emergency strikes – or if a firefighter or police officer knocks on your door and gives you 10 minutes to evacuate – you’ll be able to grab everything you need, and go. Don't Lose All Your Stuff In A Hurricane is now available in Print (spiral bound workbook) on CD or as a FREE Instant PDF Download. All of the versions come with Grab it and Go Forms and Wallet Cards** for each member of your family PLUS Emergency Action Plan and Home Inventory.
** In the Print Version, you'll be able to download the forms and other
Action Plan documents from our website, as soon as you receive the
book. Just look for the web site link and the verification
code at the beginning of the book, and enter it into our site for
verification. Then you will immediately be able to download
all of your files.
The CD Version contains the book as well as all of the
forms/documents.
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Benefits:
What Is Included With the Workbook?
Value:
Home/Financial
Medical
And... Peace of Mind
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