Sunny Skies
All I can say is WOW!
I am busy helping people find their new homes, thinking of how grateful I am for the value you bring to my real estate business. While looking around out in the world, I see blue skies emerging, and the recent cold days will soon be only a memory.Ā It looks like Spring has sprung. For many across the country, itās still cold, grey, and snowy! It very well could hail and snow more in the foothills around LA. But one thing is for sure, this winter season is coming to an end. It does every year without fail.
Just like the weather seasons come and seasons go, so do the seasons of life. Iām sure you have noticed as I have the older I get the faster they move by. These āseasons of lifeā go by so fast, my hope is that you enjoy each one. Yes, some will be hot and others will be cold highs and lows. The lows we want to move by quickly, the highs we want to stay in forever sometimes.
Please know that my team and I are eager to help anyone you know wanting to make a move. So much so that we are willing to make an offer that your referrals will LOVE ā AND ā the Kids at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will love too.
Your referrals help the kids!
Go Serve Big!!! Investing In Our Southern Californian Kids
If you or a friend are thinking about selling, make sure to choose a real estate company you can trust! A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy!
AND REMEMBER… Your referrals help the Kids…
We are on a mission to raise $25,000 for CHLA. We do this by donating a portion of our income from homes we sell. As you know, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles does great work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty life-threatening diseases like cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia and others. They also lead the way in helping kids come back from spinal cord injuries as well as early diagnosis of autism. Last year alone, Children’s helped over 1,000,000 kids right here in Los Angeles. BUT, Children’s relies on sponsorships and donations to provide their elite level of care, and to keep families’ expenses to a minimum. 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 we are also donating to a very worthy cause.
Go Serve Big!!! Investing in the Children of Los Angeles.
A Real Estate Company that Gives Back!
Childrenās Hospital LA leads the way in serving kids one patient at a time.
We are still boldly on a mission to raise $25,000 for Childrenās Hospital of Los Angeles, and we are making progress! We do this by donating to them a portion of our income from homes we sell. As you know, CHLA does AMAZING work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty diseases like cancer, Non-Hodgkinās lymphoma, leukemia, and others. They also lead the way in many other fields.
They can provide this care and keep patient costs to a minimum due to donations and sponsorships. We are proud to support the Childrenās Hospital of Los Angeles!
As in the attached story, Childrenās Hospital of Los Angeles provides the best pediatric medical care available anywhere in the country. To do that, CHLA needs donations to continue its leading-edge care. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to CHLA to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in our Los Angeles!
Who do you know considering buying or selling a home you could refer to our real estate sales team? Not only will they benefit from our award-winning real estate service, but a very worthy cause will also benefit as well. To refer anyone considering buying or selling a home just give me a call or pass on my number. 213-880-9910.
Thank you in advance for your referrals!
You and your referrals mean more than ever to my team and me. As we move forward thru this winter, please know we are extremely thankful for you and you being a special part of our business.
Go Serve Big!!! — Corey Chambers
EntarĀ® Real Estate and Investment Technologies!
P.S. I copied and pasted the story below from the CHLA website. It better tells the story of the work they are doing.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
As a leading charitable hospital, CHLA depends on sponsorships and donations to continue its leading-edge service. We proudly donate a portion of our income from real estate sales to CHLA to help them continue serving the needs of those who most need it in Los Angeles!
A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy!
Over the years of helping many families sell their homes and/or buy another, 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 helping the kids.
Refer your friends, neighbors, associates or family members considering making a move:
You can go to www.ReferralsHelpKids.com and enter their contact info online or forward the link to someone you know considering a move.
Of course you can always call me direct as well at 213-880-9910
Why I support ChildrenŹ¼s Hospital Los Angeles
I grew up right here in the Greater Los Angeles Area, born in Los Angeles County 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 Childrenās 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 a way that I can do the good work these people do at Childrenās. My team rallies around our annual goal of raising money and donating portions of our income to help Childrenās 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 Childrenās Hospital Los Angeles shares a similar commitment to their patients. And since their services survive on sponsorships and donations, we are happy to contribute and proud to support them.
Sincerely,
Corey Chambers
Meet the New Student at āAbbott Elementaryā: CHLA Spina Bifida Patient DāKai
The exuberant 5-year-old has become a representative for kids with differences in his role on ABCās acclaimed comedy series.
By Jeff Weinstock
The journey from spina bifida patient to child actor isnāt typically done in one weekās time, but after charming the producers of āAbbott Elementary,ā 4-year-old DāKai found his lifeās course swiftly set off in a new direction. Even if he hadnāt been waiting for his big break, he was happy to take it when it arrived.
Quick backstory: DāKaiās mother, Jazmin, learned that āAbbott Elementary,ā the celebrated ABC comedy series about a group of teachers at an underfunded public school in Philadelphia, had released a very specific casting call. The show needed a child with a disability who used a wheelchair.
DāKai met both requirements. Born with spina bifida, an incomplete development of the spine, he had been treated at Childrenās Hospital Los Angeles since infancy. He lacked one attributeāacting experience. But he had other qualities: He was a bright kid with a lot of personality, and being 4, he was up for anything.
āWe jumped on the opportunity,ā Jazmin says. āI talked to him about it, and he was like, āOK, Iāll try it.āā
They submitted pictures, interviewed with the casting team, and DāKai, as they say in his new trade, booked it. āEverything happened in a week,ā Jazmin says.
Itās a nonspeaking role. DāKai, now 5, is visible in the background of some classroom scenes. But who knows where it may lead? Beware, Brad Pittās career launched with a Pringles commercial. DāKaiās breakthrough makes perfect sense to his doctors at CHLA, who call him bubbly, engaging and ideal for the screen. To see him on their TV sets in the cast of āAbbott Elementaryā drew little surprise, but a lot of gratification.
āChildren with different abilities, especially children from minority communities, is not something we see often on television,ā says orthopedist Melissa Bent, MD, one of several physicians who manage DāKaiās care. āSo having DāKai be part of that even bigger movement of visibility, to me, was very rewarding.ā
The night DāKai made his first appearance on the show (search Season 2, Episode 1) was āa joy,ā Jazmin says. āI was just amazed. āOh my goodness. Youāre really on TV!ā He was so happy. He was like, āLook! Itās me, Mom! Look at me! Iām right there!ā
When the spine doesnāt close
You learn something new every day, and today that new something will be sequelae. āIt means the consequences of the diagnosis for a medical condition,ā Patricia Castillo, MD, says.
A specialist in the Spina Bifida Program at Childrenās Hospital Los Angeles, Dr. Castillo has treated DāKai since April 2018, when he was 4 months old. There are multiple versions and degrees of spina bifida; DāKai has the most severe form, called myelomeningocele, wherein the spine does not close properly, causing what looks like a bubble to form at the opening, sitting on the babyās back, outside the skin and its contents unprotected by the spinal column.
āWhat ends up happening is,ā Dr. Castillo says, āthose contents in that bubbleāthe portion of the spinal cord and the nerves that are attached thereāare exposed to amniotic fluid during the pregnancy, and that can lead to severe complications. With the form of spina bifida and the level of spina bifida that DāKai has, itās not uncommon to see all of the sequelae that he does have.ā
Those sequelae afflicting DāKai include hydrocephalus, the backup of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain; incontinence of the bowel and bladder; and lower-body weakness to the point of paraplegiaāthe inability to feel or move oneās legs.
āWe donāt have treatments that repair spinal damage or the differences that patients are born with,ā Dr. Castillo says. āWhat we try to do is optimize what we can to help them live functional and productive lives.ā
To that end, DāKai has a shunt installed in the ventricles of his brain to carry away the excess cerebrospinal fluid that accumulates there. He uses a catheter to drain his bladder after he wakes in the morning and before he goes off to sleep at night, but otherwise goes without it. Though he has no feeling below the knees, he can walk some with the aid of leg braces and a walker. He was born with clubfoot that was corrected through treatment.
Dr. Bent handles DāKaiās orthopedic care through the Jackie and Gene Autry Orthopedic Center, including working to ensure his feet, now straight, donāt turn back inward. She says her primary goal with children with spina bifida is to get them to adulthood able to carry out lifeās daily functions, without any permanent deformities developed in their knees, feet or back.
āHeās doing great,ā she says of DāKai. āHis foot hasnāt relapsed. Heās had no problem with his braces. He doesnāt have any fixed deformities. So orthopedically, he looks fantastic.ā
āThatās not all you areā
From the moment she was told his diagnosis when she was 20 weeks pregnant, Jazmin resolved to create a meaningful life for DāKai, and not one whose course was determined by his disease.
āMy mindset was, itās not going to define himāperiod,ā she says. āYes, you have a disability, but thatās not all you are. You have a disability and nobody sees anything else? I wasnāt going to let him feel like that. Itās not going to be a crutch. āOh well, because Iām in a wheelchair, I canātāāno, thatās not going to be you. I made sure he has a positive attitude and thatās how weāre raising him.ā
āHe walks with a walker or with assistance from us, but he gets on the floor and he crawls everywhere and he doesnāt need help. Heāll tell you, āI got it.ā He plays with his toys. He loves music and books and different things. So heās not limited. I just try to make sure Iām doing all Iām supposed to do so heās OK and safe and happy.ā
Dr. Castillo sees no reason to downsize expectations for DāKai. She says spina bifida generally doesnāt affect cognitive function or cause intellectual deficits, even if it creates the need for a shunt to be placed in the brain.
āI have big hopes for DāKai,ā she says. āHe can do what he wants to do. We have spina bifida patients who go to college if thatās what they want to do, have jobs if thatās what they want to do. A lot of my patients are in general education classrooms and doing what they want to do.ā
Production on āAbbott Elementaryā continues until February. Afterward, Jazmin will learn if the show wants DāKai back for next season. āI donāt know anything yet,ā she says.
In the meantime, the family is spreading DāKaiās spotlight. āMy mom talks him up a lot. We could be at the grocery store, and people will see him and say, āHeās very handsome.ā And then sheāll tell them, āHeās on āAbbott Elementary.ā
āEverything is a very new experience,ā Jazmin says, āHeās having a good time. Heās still the same person, bubbly. The funny thing is, heāll go to his regular school and tell them, āIām a star!ā But heās joking. Heās still got to go to school and do what heās supposed to do. No attitude change. No bigheadedness. Heās still a little boy.ā
You can hear DāKai nearby being, as billed, bubbly. āIām a star! Iām a star!ā he says. You figure thatās something his mother knew long before the world found out. ā Story and photos courtesy Childrenās Hospital Los Angeles
Learn more about the Spina Bifida Program at Childrenās Hospital Los Angeles.
How You Can Help
Refer your friends, neighbors, associates, or family members considering making a move: www.ReferralsHelpKids.com or call Corey at 213-880-9910
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