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

I call it the Thank You Month. An extra opportunity to say Thank You for being such a valuable part of our historic business. As most begin to prepare for the Holiday season, plan Thanksgiving get-togethers and such, it’s easy to become distracted by everything that we must 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 with which we appreciate all parts of life, both the large and small things alike. | PDF

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Do You Know Someone Who 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 a friend or a family member who 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! 888-240-2500

Your Home Sold Guaranteed In:

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, whatever the economy, 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.

AND Secondly… YOUR referrals help the Kids.

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

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 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 largely to donations and sponsorships.

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

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 that a very worthy cause will also benefit!

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

Over the past two decades of helping thousands of families sell their home and / or buy another one, we have met some wonderful, loving, caring people. People like you! So, for those you know who are considering a move, you have my word that we will do our very best in helping them to buy or to 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 enclosed story of a patient of Children’s 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 888-240-2500 or pass my number on to them.

Award-winning Service That Also Benefits a Worthy Cause!

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 those who you refer 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 this very worthy cause.

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

You may go to www.ReferralsHelpKids.com to enter their contact info online or you may forward the link to those who you know considering a move.

Of course, you can always call me directly as well at 888-240-2500.

Why I Support Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles

I grew up right here in Los Angeles. Born 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 at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. It was then that I began to pay closer attention to the work they do there 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, L.A. 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 rallys 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 we’re proud to support them.

The Kid’s Got Heart

CHLA’s Heart Institute gives 11-year-old baseball player a chance to get back in the game.

When it comes to baseball, “heart” is one of those intangibles in a player that scouts covet. Generally, the word refers to a variety of attributes including hustle, mental fortitude, patience and passion for the game. Dylan, an 11-year-old Little Leaguer from Newport Beach, California, who earned a spot on Newport Harbor Baseball Association’s Bronco 11-and-under All-Star team earlier this year, has it in spades. The fact that Dylan brings such figurative “heart” to every game is one of life’s great ironies; he has overcome four congenital heart defects in his young life. Doctors from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have been with Dylan for every step of his journey—from his first surgery at 4 days old to his most recent open-heart surgery this past summer. Through it all, the young man has remained upbeat, positive and—fittingly—full of heart.

“Everyone has rallied around me and it’s good to feel support and know they are on my side,” he says. “I want to keep pursuing what I love to do and not let my heart surgery stop me or get in the way of that.”

A SPECIAL HEART

Dylan’s journey spans his entire life; even before he was born, doctors knew he’d face some serious medical challenges. His mother, Ginny, says the first clue came early in her pregnancy. At the time, Dylan was one half of a pair of twins, but the other twin’s heart stopped beating around the 13-week. Later, during a routine 18-week anatomy scan at Ginny’s doctor’s office in Newport Beach, another piece of the puzzle came into view: Doctors discovered Dylan was suffering from coarctation, or narrowing, of his aorta. The condition was treatable, but the family needed a plan. So Ginny reached out to CHLA and met with Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, co-director of the Heart Institute and head of the hospital’s Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. After reviewing Dylan’s files, Starnes suggested that Dylan could be born in Newport Beach. He was driven by ambulance 50 miles to CHLA after his birth. The day the baby was born, however, doctors at the delivery hospital discovered three other defects: an enlarged right atrium, a hypoplastic aortic arch and a leaky tricuspid valve. He was transferred to CHLA by helicopter the next day.

What followed were three separate surgeries to fix the coarctation, enlarged atrium and hypoplastic aortic arch, and put Dylan in the best position to grow up healthy. Dylan had the surgeries on a Monday and Ginny and her husband drove him home on the following Sunday. From that point, he seemed to progress like a normal kid. “We always knew he had a special heart,” Ginny says, looking back on that harrowing time. “I couldn’t allow myself to imagine that he wasn’t going to be OK.”

The latest surgery

For a while, Dylan’s doctors deemed those first procedures a success. But that leaky tricuspid valve remained a problem—allowing blood from Dylan’s right ventricle to leak back slowly into the right atrium after every beat. Starnes met with Dylan every year to monitor the valve and opted to hold off on fixing it. It was possible that the valve would fix itself. Earlier this year, when it became clear the situation was not getting better, Starnes recommended open-heart surgery to minimize the leak. Dylan was skeptical at first. He had plenty of energy. He didn’t feel winded. He didn’t want to have to go through a recuperation period that would require him to slow down and miss precious months of his beloved baseball. Starnes’ rebuttal was simple: Do the surgery now, before you start to feel sick. In the end, Starnes and Dylan’s parents convinced Dylan the surgery was necessary. Dylan coped by “pretending it wasn’t going to happen” and simply rolling with the punches. Ginny describes this past summer as hard, as she and her husband tried to keep Dylan from overexerting himself physically. They also worked to make sure Dylan understood the gravity of the situation.

“When he was a newborn, we didn’t have to explain anything to him because he didn’t really know what was going on,” Ginny explains. “This time around, we felt we had to walk him through everything—and, at the same time, we really wanted to at least try to give him as much of a normal summer as we possibly could.”

Dylan’s family scheduled the procedure for late July. Then, Dylan’s baseball team made the playoffs. With his surgery less than two weeks away, Dylan managed to play in the big game, knocking in two runs with a pinch-hit double that was part of a 20-1 Newport victory. “The hit of the day,” Newport Harbor manager Sean Pence told The Daily Pilot. “The rope of the day. I couldn’t have been [prouder] of Dylan. He’s one of the best kids I know.” Following that unforgettable moment, Dylan finally had the procedure July 23. Starnes opened Dylan’s heart and put a ring around his tricuspid valve—a move that narrowed the valve so that it could be repaired more easily. The move did not eliminate the leak, but it reduced it considerably.

Dylan’s recovery was quick—he had the surgery on a Monday afternoon, left the hospital with his parents on Friday, stopped at In-N-Out Burger for a double-double, and drove home. During his recovery he befriended a number of nurses, and was even visited by USC football coach Clay Helton after he bumped into Dylan’s dad at a local hotel and was moved by his story. Helton stopped by with words of encouragement and a care package. “It was such a great moment for Dylan,” says Ginny. “That night, he got up and speed-walked around the hospital. It was the turning point of his recovery. It was something he’ll remember forever.”

WHAT’S NEXT

So far, just a few weeks removed from Dylan’s biggest surgery, his prognosis couldn’t be better. His appetite is back. He’s back to playing sports in moderation. On occasion he might even fight with his sister. The medical report was just as positive: The right side of Dylan’s heart—the side that had become enlarged—was returning to normal size.

Dylan’s family is focusing on the future—specifically their involvement in CHLA’s Heart Ambassadors. The group comprises a community of families and friends of the Heart Institute that is inspired to fund initiatives that will improve and revolutionize pediatric cardiology. The family joined the program in 2012, and has teamed up with a number of other families to raise close to $2 million for the hospital. According to Ginny, that money will directly help CHLA invest in new and sophisticated technology for heart surgery down the road. Her goal: to raise enough money to make surgery less daunting and overwhelming for all involved. As for Dylan, he says he is “nervous” and “excited” for the sixth grade, especially because he has moved up to middle school. He hopes to play baseball again in the spring. He’s planning to show up for the team in tip-top shape.

Overall, Dylan is primed to throw himself back into his life with renewed vim and vigor—just like someone with a lot of heart would.

Courtesy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

How you can help:

Refer your friends, neighbors, associates and family members who are considering making a move. Just give me a call or pass on my number to them! 888-240-2500 Corey

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