Corey Chambers SoCal Home | The Giving Back and Paying It Forward Real Estate Newsletter! | NOVEMBER 2020

November is one of my most favorite months of the year. The leaves begin to fall, the weather cools, football is on, and the Thanksgiving holiday has all the family and friends together.

I call it the Thank You Month. An extra opportunity to say Thank You for being a valuable part of our community service business. As most begin to prepare for the Holiday season, plan Thanksgiving get-togethers and the like, it’s easy to become wrapped up in all that we have to do to ensure a fun, joyful time for all we are responsible for and overlook all that we have to be thankful for. Gratitude though is an attitude that we appreciate all parts of life, both the big and small things alike. | VIDEO

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Do You Know Someone That is Thinking About Selling, Yet is Concerned Because of the Time of the Year?

Firstly… Many homeowners are anxious to leave their current home. Actually, loathing selling this time of year as it adds to the frustration of not being settled for the Holidays. You may know someone or a family that fits this description.

Here’s where you and I can HELP:

As a result of helping THOUSANDS of home buyers and sellers over a 10-year time span, we have developed a special program to help Home Owners wanting to make a move and Sell Fast, For Top Dollar and with the Least Hassle!

For the month of November (until Dec 20), we will guarantee, in writing, a cash offer at a price acceptable to the seller – all within 24 hours!*

You may have seen our ads around town about this:

Guaranteed Cash Offer on Your Home at a Price Agreeable to You Within 24 Hours! (Emphasis on price)* Call Corey Chambers and Start Packing! 213-880-9910

I know there is some risk on my part to make such an incredible guarantee, but we are selling just about every client’s home at the market value price, sometimes even more, so there is no reason for area homeowners, your friends or family, to fret about selling right now.

Just pass on my number or give me a call. 213-880-9910

AND Secondly… YOUR referrals help the Kids.

We are still boldly on a mission to raise $25,000 for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Corey Chambers Serving the community with your help.

How the Donation Works:

We donate a portion of our income from homes we sell to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. As you know, Children’s Hospital does AMAZING work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty diseases like cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, and others. They also lead the way in spinal cord injury recovery and early diagnosis of autism.

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles provides this care and keeps patient costs to a minimum due in large part to Donations and Sponsorships.

We are proud to be an official sponsor of Children’s Hospital!

So, YOUR REFERRALS REALLY DO HELP THE KIDS…

Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to my real estate sales team? Not only will they benefit from our award-winning service, but you can rest assured a very worthy cause will benefit as well!

To refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move, just give me a call or pass on my number to them!

Over the last two decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and/or buy another, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So for those you know that are considering a move, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them buy or sell the place they call home.

I hope this special month of Showing Thanks brings you much joy and happiness. With all my appreciation,

Your Home Sold Guaranteed!

P.S. The patient story attached from Children’s Hospital will tell the story of WHY it’s important that we keep giving to their cause. Check it out.

P.P.S. It’s easy to refer those you know considering buying or selling a home. Just give me a call at 213-880-9910 or pass my number on to them.

Award-winning Service Plus Benefitting The Local Community!

Over the last two decades of helping thousands to buy, sell or lease a home, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people.

People like you! So your referrals can rest assured that not only will they get the award-winning service we are known for and the guarantee to back it up, but that a solid portion of the income we receive will go toward a very worthy cause.

Refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move:

You can go to www.ReferralsHelpKids.com and enter their contact info on line or forward the link to who you know considering a move.

Of course, you can always call me direct as well at 213-880-9910.

Why I Support Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles

I grew up right here in Los Angeles. Born right nearby at St. Francis Hospital. I remember when I first heard about a young person close to our family suffering from a nasty disease and getting treated for that at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. It was then that I began to pay closer attention to the work they do at that hospital. Since then, I have learned that it is a collection of hard-working health care professionals, most making their home right here in the Los Angeles area, all coming together for a common cause. That cause is to help young people overcome unfortunate health issues that life sometimes throws our way. Being a Los Angeles area, California native, I take pride in supporting in any way that I can the good work these people do at Children’s. My team rallies around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Children’s in their quest to heal young people when they need healing. My team and I are committed to providing outstanding results for buyers and sellers referred to us by our past clients. I have discovered that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles shares similar commitments to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.

In It for the Long Haul

A little girl and her mom face neuroblastoma head-on.

By Monica Rizzo

For most kids, a trip to Disneyland sparks curiosity and wonderment. But during a family outing to “the happiest place on earth,” 15-month-old Ariana didn’t seem as captivated as the other kids.

“She had no reaction being on the Dumbo ride,” explains Ariana’s mom, Jennifer. “I’m looking around at all these children and they are laughing and smiling and elated to be flying, and my child was somber and quiet. I knew there was something going on.”

Jennifer said her first inkling that something was wrong actually happened a few weeks prior to that Disneyland outing, when she had taken Ariana to the pediatrician’s office for a stomach bug. At the time, she was concerned that her daughter’s stool was an odd color; she’d lost a little weight, and that her stomach was protruding.

“They felt something in her abdomen and figured it might be stool,” Jennifer says. Following the Disneyland trip, Jennifer returned to the pediatrician, who again felt “something” in her abdomen and ordered an ultrasound. The imaging revealed that Ariana had a mass in her abdomen—a tumor—with two parts, each approximately 8 centimeters. After a series of scans, biopsies and tests, Ariana was diagnosed in December 2017 with Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma.

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops from immature nerve cells in the body, and most often affects children ages 5 and younger. It is the third most common cancer in children and the second most common solid tumor in children, besides brain tumors.

“I was a mom who literally went into shock,” Jennifer recalls. She remembers her daughter’s medical team assuring her that Ariana’s diagnosis was not a death sentence.

‘The odds are in our favor’

“Obviously when a parent hears cancer they think, ‘My kid is going to die,’” says Araz Marachelian, MD, MS, Director of the Neuroblastoma Program at the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at Children’s Hospitals Los Angeles, who spearheaded Ariana’s treatment. “In the past, this used to be a fatal disease. Twenty to 30 years ago, the prognosis was dismal.”

Thanks to decades of groundbreaking research and collaborative work—often happening at CHLA—outcomes for neuroblastoma have improved significantly.

“Patients with high risk neuroblastoma can be cured now, whereas before this was nearly impossible,” Dr. Marachelian says. “Even though the treatment is challenging, I tell families ‘the odds are in our favor. We are in this fight together.’”

The pep talk was just what Jennifer needed to hear as she rallied for the long haul to support Ariana during her 17-month treatment, which included five weeks of chemotherapy, followed by surgery, and then another round of chemotherapy. Ariana began showing marked signs of improvement, and her treatment continued with two rounds of high-dose chemotherapy, two stem-cell transplants, radiation and six months of immunotherapy.

The time in the hospital was hard, Jennifer admits, noting that she created a calendar so that family and friends could schedule visits. The structure allowed Jennifer to focus on Ariana’s care and communication with the medical team. She also leaned on the very supportive team on 4 West, the hospital’s inpatient hematology/oncology unit, and found comfort from the numerous supportive programs at CHLA like dog therapy, music and art therapy and the Literally Healing book program.

To make her hospital stay more comfortable, Child Life arranged to have the organization Dec My Room decorate Ariana’s hospital room with a Disney princess theme for her second birthday.

“They have the biggest hearts,” Jennifer says of 4 West’s team of doctors, nurses, physician’s assistants and Child Life staff. “We became a family. They are so empathetic, and they are dealing with really sick kids and parents who can’t control their emotions, and parents who aren’t available to be there because they have to work. And they didn’t just do it for me, they did it for everyone.”

Ringing the bell

In April 2019, Ariana received her last immunotherapy treatment and rang the bell on 4 West—a tradition at CHLA—with her care team cheering her on.

“The nurses did a farewell song and we did a pizza party for everybody,” Jennifer says, calling it a day she will never forget.

Not long after, Ariana was cleared to return to preschool and resume playdates with other kids.

“She was back out into the world like nothing ever happened,” says Jennifer, who bought a pass to Disneyland and “literally went there every weekend because I was making up for lost time!”

While the COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt to Disneyland outings, it hasn’t affected Ariana’s treatment schedule, which includes regular scans to see if there are any cancer cells.

“I was a little leary about having to take Ariana back for her follow up appointments during the pandemic,” Jennifer admits. “But the hospital is so on top of everything with screening everyone who comes in and making sure people wear masks and maintain a safe distance from each other. It really put my mind at ease.”

These days, Jennifer can’t help but be in awe of how Ariana, who crossed the milestone one-year mark with clear scans in July 2020, followed by her fourth birthday celebration in August, has grown into a spunky, silly and engaging young girl.

“She’s so funny. She has the best sense of humor. She’s likes to chat, dance and play dress up and makeup,” Jennifer gushes. “She’s amazing. She’s my hero.” | Learn more about the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute

How You Can Help

Refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move. Just give me a call or pass on my number to them! (213) 880-9910 Corey

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