The month of October can be a spooky month, maybe even a scary month with monstrous problems. Yikes!! Well maybe not, but words like that seem to be popping up everywhere as kids and adults alike look forward to Halloween.
In fact, according to The USA Today, adults spend more on themselves to celebrate Halloween than any other day during the year. I get that. Especially if they want to hang out with the kids to go trick or treating, or to a Halloween party of some kind.  For many homeowners and homebuyers though, they are truly scared. Scared to death of how in the world they are going to get out of their house and into their next one (the trick).  My Treat: As a result of working with Many families over a 20-year time span, we have developed a special program to help home sellers and homebuyers. We will guarantee the sale of their present home at a price agreeable to them and in the unlikely event their home does not sell, we’ll buy it. Now that is a how you turn a trick into a real treat.  |  VIDEO

Benefiting

 

 

My heart breaks for many young people and families who will not be able to enjoy this fun time of the year out trick or treating or going to Halloween parties.

As you know, tragedy falls on many in this life. Tragedies like sickness, cancers and other nasty diseases. We aim to do what we can to help kids who are unable to get out and have fun right now due to these evil health problems.

We are still on a mission to raise $25,000 for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. We do this by donating to them 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 diseases like cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia and others.

Kids under their care are 300% more likely to enter into remission IF they can get into the recovery center. BUT, the Recovery Center survives on Sponsorships and Donations.

So YOUR REFERRALS REALLY DO HELP THE KIDS…

With all my appreciation.

Corey Chambers
213-880-9910

P.S. Do you like stories? Everyone has one. The story of this young person enclosed is a really good one. Read with tissue handy.
P.P.S. It’s easy to refer those you know considering buying or selling a home.
Just call me at 213-880-9910 or pass on my number.

A Real Estate Company That Gives Back!

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As you probably know, we donate a portion of our income to some AMAZING, worthy causes! Like Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the country’s leading non-profit children’s hospitals. We are on a mission to raise $25,000 for CHLA. Their work in helping kids fight through and survive nasty debilitating diseases like cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia as well as their work inearly diagnosis of autism and spinal cord injuries is second to none! And as the leading not for profit hospital in our area, you probably know they need sponsorships and donations to continue their leading-edge care and keep family’s expenses to a minimum. We are committed to donating a portion of our income from home sales to this very worthy cause. So, YOUR REFERRALS really do HELP THE KIDS… Who do you know considering buying or selling a home, or investing in real estate you could refer to my team? Not only will they benefit from our award-winning service, but the kids at CHLA will benefit as well. Just give me a call or pass my number on to anyone you know considering buying or selling.

My number is 213-880-9910. You and your referrals mean more than ever to my team.  As we move forward through this red-hot summer, please know we are extremely thankful for you and you being a special part of our business.

Corey Chambers

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P.S. When you read the story enclosed your heart will warm! Mine sure did. Check it out.

A Real Estate Company that Gives Back!

When you hear me say, “YOUR REFERRALS HELP THE KIDS!” they really do!

Selling Your Home and Getting Top Dollar!

Call me TODAY for a free consultation.

Corey Chambers 213-880-9910

A real estate company with experience, proven results, and a give-back philosophy!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 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 enter their contact info on-line 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 Childrenʼs 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 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 a way that I can the good work these people do at Children’s. My team rallies around our annual goal or
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 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

Hemophilia hasn’t slowed down 3-year-old Braxton — thanks to doctors from CHLA

By Matt Villano

Roughly 20,000 people in the United States live with hemophilia, a bleeding disorder in which blood lacks the requisite protein to clot normally. Few have lived with the condition for as much of their lives as 3-year-old Braxton.

Braxton was diagnosed within days of his birth. Since then, doctors from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have worked tirelessly to ensure that he and his Woodland Hills, California, family live relatively normal lives. The journey hasn’t been easy, but his parents, Brenda and Marty, say they’re thankful for the expert care—and gentle education—CHLA doctors and nurses have given them along the way.

“There were times when this has been scary and we’ve had no idea how we were going to get through it,” says Brenda. “Today we’re the parents of a happy and relatively healthy little boy.”

Early detection, diagnosis

Braxton was born with a big bump on his head—a curious symptom that prompted his pediatrician to send him to CHLA for further evaluation. Within two hours, Emergency Department doctors figured out he had hemophilia.

Braxton and his family were referred to Guy Young, MD, Director of CHLA’s Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center and Attending Physician in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation.

Dr. Young diagnosed Braxton with severe hemophilia, the most common type of the disorder. At the baby’s three-month check-up, he noted that the biggest concern for Braxton was bleeding on his brain, a condition that could create pressure in his skull and cause brain damage or death. The doctor then explained to Brenda and Marty what symptoms a young baby would exhibit during a bleed: inconsolable crying, refusal to eat, swelling in the joints. In a shocking coincidence, Braxton began exhibiting some of the symptoms at home that very night.

Brenda and Marty brought him back to CHLA, where doctors determined that he was experiencing two separate brain bleeds. Luckily for Braxton, Dr. Young and his team were able to respond immediately.

“We have that discussion [about symptoms and what to expect] with every hemophilia family and every year we get a few patients who come in with bleeding around their brains,” said Dr. Young, who also serves as Director of CHLA’s Clinical Coagulation Laboratory and Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. “I’m not sure we’ve ever had a patient come in with strong symptoms like that on the same day.”

Dr. Young and his team came up with a treatment plan. Patients with hemophilia are missing a protein in their blood—a protein colloquially referred to as Factor 8. This protein helps blood coagulate and clot—when it’s absent, you bleed longer before your body recovers.

The most common treatment for patients missing Factor 8 is to introduce a synthetic version of it; initially doctors (and later Brenda and Marty) administered this medicine through a Broviac line. Eventually, around his 10-month birthday, Braxton had surgery to put a port in the right side of his chest. Currently, Brenda and Marty inject the protein here every 48 hours or so.

Adjusting to a new reality

Because Braxton was diagnosed at such an early age, Brenda and Marty were able to incorporate day-to-day realities of his treatment into their lives as parents of four. Grappling with the psychological and emotional aspects of raising a child with hemophilia was much more of a slog.

 

 

Education came first. Though hemophilia is congenital and passed along the mother’s lineage, Brenda had no family history of the disorder and therefore no experience with it. Her only knowledge of hemophilia was in relation to Ryan White, a patient in the early 1980s who contracted HIV during a blood transfusion. Marty didn’t even know that much—until he started reading literature from Dr. Young and the National Hemophilia Foundation online.

While this material broadened their knowledge, it also spiked their anxiety. Babies are curious by nature, and sometimes they fall. Both Brenda and Marty became terrified that any little scrape or bruise would trigger a complicated bleed that threatened Braxton’s well-being and required immediate hospitalization. They envisioned a kid growing up in kneepads and helmets.

“I remember thinking, ‘How are we going to keep this kid alive without sticking him in a bubble?’” says Brenda, 36. “I was truly terrified.”

The more they read, however, the more comfortable they became. One piece of literature said it’s good for hemophilia patients to lift weights and be active. Another encouraged parents of kids with hemophilia to back off while kids learn balance and how to walk. Marty joined some support groups where other parents shared stories that put his mind at ease.

Even Dr. Young shared some reassuring news.

“Severe hemophilia is manageable,” he said. “With the exceptions of having to do regular treatments and having to be vigilant about signs and symptoms of bleeding, patients with hemophilia can live relatively normal lives.”

One of the only things Braxton won’t be able to do: Play contact sports. For Marty, 32, a football fanatic and football coach at a Los Angeles-area high school, this was tough news to digest.

Marty admits he had dreamed of Braxton playing football, and immediately struggled with the reality that these dreams never would come true. Marty kept most of these struggles to himself. Then, one day, after a regular check-up at CHLA, he came face-to-face with the need to let them go.

“We walked out of the hospital room, out the double doors and right by a little girl who was very sick and whose mom looked like she hadn’t slept in weeks,” says Marty, looking back. “In that moment, I recognized I was being so stupid and selfish about football. I realized I just needed to be happy Braxton was going to be OK.”

What’s next

Since those first two brain bleeds, the 3-year-old hasn’t had another.

At some point, Braxton will need another surgery to remove his port; from that point forward Brenda and Marty will have to decide if they want to put in a new port or switch to a new medication that necessitates only one shot per month.

Today, Braxton runs, jumps, climbs, swims, and dances like any other toddler. He’s super-happy. He chases his siblings—who are 12, 10, and 9. He falls down. He gets scratches and cuts. Sometimes he even bruises. With the help of his medicine, each of these minor scrapes and bruises has healed perfectly and uneventfully. And so long as Brenda and Marty watch Braxton for signs of internal bleeding, Dr. Young believes the boy should be fine.

And Brenda and Marty certainly will remain vigilant. The two have become active members of the local hemophilia community, and were outspoken participants in raising awareness in conjunction with National Bleeding Disorder Month this past March. Both parents say they are committed to never letting their son’s condition define him.

“We don’t ever want him to think he’s different from other kids or that he can’t do things other kids can do,” says Brenda.

Marty agrees.

“There’s a little helicopter parent in all of us, and if you have a kid with hemophilia, you’re always going to be worried about the worst thing happening,” he says. “The reality is that every kid needs to learn to fail.”

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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