Are You A Listmaker?

No one ever expects to be in a car accident and unable to speak for himself/herself. Do your loved ones a favor... put together a list of cell numbers including yourself, your spouse, children (married and single), elderly parents, siblings that may live alone, etc. Make the information large enough to be legible but small enough to be stored directly behind a driver's license. Make enough copies for all of your loved ones to have this in their wallets. In the event of an accident, the policeman will go straight for the driver's license to identify the victim. If this list of numbers is right there next to the driver's license, the policeman can begin calling numbers until he gets a live person. I began doing this when I was caring for my elderly parents in the event that they had an emergency and could not speak for themselves. When my youngest child had a car accident 4 years ago whereby she was ejected from the vehicle, the police officer was able to reference this little piece of paper to contact us immediately. You may be thinking, "Why wouldn't the policeman just use the cell phone?" My answer: Give him another reference item in case the phone isn't readily available / out of battery / damaged. Don't delay... start typing... have it laminated at Office Depot. You have the numbers in your cell phone. It could be one of the most important lists you ever make.