The month of November brings about an extra opportunity to say Thank You for being a valuable part of our 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 — while overlooking all that we have to be thankful for. Gratitude, though, is a contagious attitude!
Unfortunately, many homeowners are desperate to exit their current homes. Actually, loathing this time of year adds to the frustration of not being settled for the Holidays. You may know someone or a family that fits this description.
Here is where you and I can HELP!
AND remember… YOUR referrals help the kids.
Therefore, our Mission is to Go Serve Big!!! Serve you, serve those you refer to us and of course, serve a great cause.
As a result of working with many families over the years, we have developed a unique program to help the homeowners wanting to make a move and Sell Fast, For Top Dollar, and with the Least Hassle!
For November, we will guarantee, in writing, the sale of a California home for 100% of Market Value, or I Will Pay the Difference.
I know there is some risk on my part to make such an incredible guarantee like that. Still, we sell just about every home we list for the market value price, sometimes even more. So there is no reason for area homeowners, your friends, and your family to fret about selling right now.
This is where you can help!
If you or anyone you know is considering making a move, we offer them a FREE Consultation. We will show them in this No Obligation to Move Consultation how they can make their move. Thus, allowing them to get what they want and do it with the least hassle.
Just like we are thankful for you and your business, I am confident your referrals will be thanking you for steering them in the right direction on getting their home sold!!!
AND remember… Your referrals help the kids.
#CHLA #referralshelpkids
Your Referrals Help the Kids. For every referral I receive, I donate a portion to the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and other Children’s Hospitals across California. With your referrals, you are helping Children’s Hospital ensure that critical life-saving care is available to every child they treat. http://www.entar.com/kids
We are still boldly on a mission to raise $25,000 for Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles this year, and we are getting close! 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 life-threatening diseases like cancer, Non-Hodgkin’s 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 in large part to and Donations and Sponsorships. We are proud to be an official sponsor of Children’s!
Why I support Childrenʼs Hospital Los Angeles
I grew up in the Greater Los Angeles Area, born in Los Angeles County at St. Francis Hospital. When I first heard about a young person close to our family suffering from a serious 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 do 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 Hospitals in L.A. and across California all share 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
*seller and Corey must agree on price and time of possession. Broker, CalDRE#01889449
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
When Her Leukemia Didn’t Respond to Chemotherapy, Megan Found a New Treatment at CHLA
A combination of CAR T-cell therapy and a bone marrow transplant helped Megan overcome an ultra-high-risk form of childhood leukemia. | by Caitlin Kryl | Story and photos courtesy Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Megan was three days away from entering 8th grade when she started to feel an unbearable ache in her legs.
At first, she thought she’d simply slept wrong—but the pain kept worsening. “My mom would wake up to the sounds of me crying in pain,” she recalls.
After over a month of missed school, lost sleep, and repeated hospital visits, her family received the news they’d been dreading: Megan had cancer. The doctors explained that she had B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), the most common type of pediatric cancer.
At first, her treatment path seemed straightforward. But in Megan’s case, the treatment didn’t work. After four rounds of chemotherapy at her local hospital, Megan’s leukemia still wasn’t in remission. That’s when doctors referred her to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
Genetic tests reveal a hard-to-treat form of leukemia
Megan was referred to the Cancer and Blood Disease Institute at CHLA, a leader in childhood leukemia treatment and one of the largest and highest-ranked pediatric cancer centers in the country.
Emily Hsieh, MD, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at CHLA, explains that Megan’s genetic testing revealed a rare leukemia mutation resulting in a TCF3::HLF gene fusion.
This subtype of B-ALL is classified as ultra-high-risk.
While standard forms of B-ALL have a survival rate of roughly 95%, Megan’s leukemia type had historically been almost universally fatal.
“We immediately started discussing with Megan’s family how we might defy the odds,” Dr. Hsieh recalls.
A new option after chemotherapy failed
One option was a bone marrow transplant, which rebuilds a patient’s immune system using stem cells from a matched donor. But for patients to have the best chance at a cure, they need to be in remission first.
Because Megan’s leukemia wasn’t responding to chemotherapy, she wasn’t initially a strong candidate for a transplant.
The CHLA team proposed a newer treatment option. One of the nation’s leading centers for pediatric bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy, CHLA was participating in a clinical trial exploring earlier use of a type of CAR T-cell (CAR-T) therapy called Kymriah for children with difficult-to-treat B-ALL
[CAR T-cell therapy] sounded like something out of a comic book. The way they explained everything, from collecting my cells to infusing the therapy, helped me feel less nervous. — Megan, 18
Individualized treatment for high-risk cancers
Kymriah works by reengineering a patient’s own T-cells to recognize and attack cancer.
Even if it couldn’t induce long-term elimination of Megan’s leukemia, Dr. Hsieh explained to Megan and her family, the treatment could help put her in the best possible position to receive a bone marrow transplant.
“Very few pediatric centers can provide both CAR-T and bone marrow transplant,” says Dr. Hsieh, Director of CAR T-cell Therapy at CHLA.
“Having access to both allows us to create more individualized options for children with high-risk cancers.”
“It sounded like something out of a comic book,” Megan says. “The way they explained everything, from collecting my cells to infusing the therapy, helped me feel less nervous.”
CAR-T: a bridge to bone marrow transplant
Megan hoped that CAR T-cell therapy would clear her cancer completely and eliminate the need for a bone marrow transplant. She hated missing school and was eager to return to her friends and her life.
When she found out a few months later that she’d still need a transplant, the news was initially devastating.
“My hair was growing back and I was finally starting to feel better, so it was awful to think about going through another long hospital stay,” Megan says.
“My social worker, Sydney, was amazing at helping me cope during that time.”
Fortunately, three of Megan’s five siblings were perfect bone marrow matches for her.
The matches were unveiled during an elaborate reveal party, coordinated by Megan’s mom with help from her nurses.
Dr. Hsieh ultimately selected Megan’s oldest sister as her donor.
Life after childhood leukemia
After nearly two years in and out of the hospital, Megan’s care team delivered the news she had been waiting for: The treatment worked.
Today, four years later, she remains cancer-free.
“From where I am now, it’s honestly hard to picture where I was just a few years ago,” Megan reflects.
“I was so worried about all the things I was missing out on,” she says. “Now that I’m through it, even the simplest moments are so rewarding.”
Along the way, she’s celebrated small joys—eating deli meat again, growing her hair to her shoulders—and major milestones, including returning to in-person classes, getting her first part-time job, and graduating high school in May.
She recently enrolled at a local university and plans to become an MRI tech.
Very few pediatric centers can provide both CAR-T and bone marrow transplant. Having access to both allows us to create more individualized options for children with high-risk cancers. — Dr. Emily Hsieh, Director of CAR T-cell therapy
A better outlook for treatment-resistant leukemia
Today, the protocol that helped Megan is widely recognized as an effective approach for certain children with treatment-resistant B-ALL.
“For patients with high-risk genetics, these therapies offer a true curative approach in a space where, historically, outcomes were dismal,” says Dr. Hsieh. “It means young people like Megan have a fighting chance at living a healthy, cancer-free life.”
Learn more about cancer care at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
How You Can Help
Refer your friends, neighbors, associates, or family members considering making a move: entar.com/kids or call Corey at 213-880-9910
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