Medical Bills for Ransome Phelps
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Ransome Phelps is an old friend of mine from the small southern Ohio town of Yellow Springs. He's a good guy. I remember awhile back, right before my daughter was born, me and my then-wife moved from Denver back to southern Ohio where living was cheaper. Ransome gave me work painting metal roofs until I found a job. And in the picture above, he's receiving an award from the village of Yellow Springs for saving two peoples' lives. That kind of good guy.
The night he saved two peoples' lives was a few weeks ago. That night, tornadoes hit southern Ohio, and after sheltering at the community center downtown – which is where you go in Yellow Springs if there's a tornado and you live somewhere that it's not safe to shelter – Ransome went home and changed clothes, since his were all wet. He changed into shorts and a T-shirt and didn't bother with socks or shoes since he wasn't planning on going anywhere.
After changing, Ransome was smoking a cigarette outside his house, when he saw an orange glow through the the treeline in his back yard, near some adjacent housing around the block. Curious, Ransome walked towards it and saw somebody's garage was on fire and that the fire was moving towards the house.
Ransome ran up to the house to knock and make sure everybody was safe. The door was open, so he went inside and found an elderly women. He told her that her garage was on fire and she needed to get out. She told him that her husband was in a wheelchair, and Ransome said he'd get him. So she left with the dog and Ransome went in the bedroom, where he found the husband in bed, just waking up.
So Ransome loaded him in the wheelchair and wheeled him outside. But the wheelchair ramp took them right by the burning garage, and now the car was on fire. The heat got too much, and they started to burn. And then the wheelchair tipped over, spilling the man out. So Ransome grabbed him under the arms and dragged him as far away from the fire as he could. Being in a T-shirt and shorts and barefoot, Ransome didn't have any protection. He was screaming. But not knowing if the car would explode, he kept dragging the man to safety. You can read about the story and see a picture of what was left after the fire here: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/yellow-springs-couple-saved-from-house-fire/Xnwvi3RhjfmnTv5Gqubz6N/
The problem being that Ransome was badly burned in the process, and doesn't have health insurance. And the ambulance, hospital and burn treatment bills have started to pour in. Ransome has been helping out the couple, trying to get another car running for them, and setup one of these campaigns to raise money for them, but not for himself. So I'm setting one up for him.
The night he saved two peoples' lives was a few weeks ago. That night, tornadoes hit southern Ohio, and after sheltering at the community center downtown – which is where you go in Yellow Springs if there's a tornado and you live somewhere that it's not safe to shelter – Ransome went home and changed clothes, since his were all wet. He changed into shorts and a T-shirt and didn't bother with socks or shoes since he wasn't planning on going anywhere.
After changing, Ransome was smoking a cigarette outside his house, when he saw an orange glow through the the treeline in his back yard, near some adjacent housing around the block. Curious, Ransome walked towards it and saw somebody's garage was on fire and that the fire was moving towards the house.
Ransome ran up to the house to knock and make sure everybody was safe. The door was open, so he went inside and found an elderly women. He told her that her garage was on fire and she needed to get out. She told him that her husband was in a wheelchair, and Ransome said he'd get him. So she left with the dog and Ransome went in the bedroom, where he found the husband in bed, just waking up.
So Ransome loaded him in the wheelchair and wheeled him outside. But the wheelchair ramp took them right by the burning garage, and now the car was on fire. The heat got too much, and they started to burn. And then the wheelchair tipped over, spilling the man out. So Ransome grabbed him under the arms and dragged him as far away from the fire as he could. Being in a T-shirt and shorts and barefoot, Ransome didn't have any protection. He was screaming. But not knowing if the car would explode, he kept dragging the man to safety. You can read about the story and see a picture of what was left after the fire here: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/yellow-springs-couple-saved-from-house-fire/Xnwvi3RhjfmnTv5Gqubz6N/
The problem being that Ransome was badly burned in the process, and doesn't have health insurance. And the ambulance, hospital and burn treatment bills have started to pour in. Ransome has been helping out the couple, trying to get another car running for them, and setup one of these campaigns to raise money for them, but not for himself. So I'm setting one up for him.
Organizer and beneficiary
Benjamin Whitmer
Organizer
Thornton, CO
Ransome Phelps
Beneficiary