The Will Of A Fighter

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1 November, 2017 Volume 20 Inside this Issue The Will Of A Fighter A Case Study; The End Of An Era As Heard on Coeur d Alene Advice Givers: Andy Smith of Edwards Smith Construction As Heard on Coeur d Alene Advice Givers: Laura Quast of Jitterz Espresso The Will Of A Fighter It seems like each and every one of us tend to look up to certain people in our lives whether it be for inspiration, motivation, or guidance. I am constantly admiring those who receive praise from the general public such as Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, and athletes such as that. However, it s easy to overlook those closest to us as being the most inspirational. My Mother is my inspiration. She is the strongest willed person I have ever met. It seems like every time she starts to get on a roll shit hits the fan. Setback after setback seems to happen, but she doesn t give up! Most recently she had been short of breath and nauseous when she would get up and walk around. Typically this has meant that she has some fluid collecting on her lungs and is typically treated with a higher dose if diuretics to get it off. As this was going on Cory and I encouraged her to contact her doctors and see what they wanted her to do. Finally on Wednesday, the 8 th of November I picked her up and took her into the ER. With her portable oxygen in tow they immediately got us into a room in the ER and started on the battery of tests including a chest x-ray, and numerous other tests. With her stats dropping considerably when she would move they admitted her to the hospital. Over the next couple of days there was a noticeable change in my Mom s health. Each and everyday I would go in to visit her I could tell that her breathing was getting worse. To make matters worse what I assumed was fluid on her lungs was much more than that. In just a month s time since her previous chest x-ray she had developed nodules all over her lungs. The doctors noticed the difference in the x- rays and immediately ordered a biopsy of her lung with the fear that this could potentially be a very quickly occurring cancer. C o l T e a m T u r n b u l l. c o m P h o n e : Page 1

2 It took 5 days after the biopsy to get the results. As the doctor came in the room and told us what they had found my palms were sweaty. I was nervous and pretty certain that the cancer word was going to come out of his mouth. The diagnosis wasn t lung cancer, but instead PTLD which is Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disease. In theory this sounded better than a cancer diagnosis, but in reality it was just another form of cancer. Immediately KMC began working on the paperwork to get her transferred to Seattle. It was important to get rolling on her treatment while she was still considered to be in stable condition. Only one problem. The University of Washington Hospital had zero beds available and by law they couldn t transport her without a spot to take her to. Day after day went by as her health continued to deteriorate. Ten to be exact until finally on Saturday afternoon, the 18 th she was transferred to Seattle via Life Flight. As she arrived in Seattle we knew that she was in good hands. As a family we had decided that Cory and I would stay back in CDA with our families while my Mom received her treatment and then we would drive over when the time was right. Within 24 hours of being at UW Hospital her health had declined so greatly that they transferred her into ICU. The doctors wanted to meet with Cory and I on Tuesday so we jumped in the car and drove to Seattle. As we arrived at her room the flashbacks of her transplant four years prior came back to me. We had to completely mask up, wear gowns, and gloves. As I walked in the room she was barely coherent on a bi pap machine with a full face mask on to assist her breathing. For the next 24 hours we met with many doctors. Oncologists, Transplant Doctors, and the ICU team about what her wishes were if things continued to progress downhill as they had done rapidly for the days prior. The notion of placing a breathing tube was gut wrenching. Essentially asking if you would like to be placed on life support or not as the likely hood of ever being able to come off the breathing tube was slim, and the recovery was going to be that much more difficult if she was able. My Mom determined that she would fight, battle, and claw for her life until there was no reason to continue on. This meant that she was willing to go on a breathing tube until the doctors felt like there was no hope. When Cory and I were driving back from Seattle all kinds of conversations and thoughts were rolling through my head, but the main thought that constantly came up was how mentally tough my Mom is. I have been listening to the book, The Mindful Athlete by George Mumford who has worked with some of the greatest athletes and coaches to ever step foot on this earth and he broke down how essential breathing is to our bodies. He stated that the average person takes 18k to 30k breathes in a single day. Most of us never even think about the breaths we take. Instantly this started my thinking about my mom. Since she started battling her health C o l T e a m T u r n b u l l. c o m P h o n e : Page 2

3 nearly ten years ago she has taken approximately 66 million breaths with 2 sets of lungs. Each one of them testing her mental and physical strength which makes what she has been able to battle through that much more impressive. Just as my Mom has been an inspiration to myself, there are many others in our community that have stories that deserve to be shared. Those stories can now be shared with the help of Impact Club. I welcome you to experience our next event at Paddy s on December 7 th even if you aren t a member. Today my Inspiration has been moved out of ICU and back into a standard hospital room. All the while she has stayed positive showing incredible mental toughness as she has been getting better day by day. We love you Mom and look forward to being able to spend more time with you! Coeur d Alene Mark your calendars for our next event On: December 7 6:30-7:30 pm. At: C o l T e a m T u r n b u l l. c o m P h o n e : Page 3

4 A Case Study: The End Of An Era The Story of The Walnut House Every once in a while I am blessed to be able to help friends sell their homes that I am very familiar with. Homes where I have stories I could tell for days, but honestly most of them are probably not very appropriate for this publishing. Recently I had the privilege to help my friends Chris and Amber sell their family home on 10 acres that they had done amazing work on (case study from July 2017 newsletter). When their home sold they had plans to move into their rental in Midtown Coeur d Alene. This house and I have had many memories together. Between the annual bike party that Chris helped throw, to the annual bottle exchange where friends from all over would accumulate and have a white elephant exchange for a fifth of booze in the garage This house was well known in Coeur d Alene as The Walnut House. It was the ultimate bachelor pad. Home to probably twenty something different guys over the years. It often smelled of stale beer and stinky boys. Until Chris married Amber. That is when they began transforming The Walnut House into a family home as they welcomed their first little boy Finn into their lives. At that point the parties clearly stopped, and my visits over there did as well. Then they contacted me just months after we had sold their last home on Palomino as they were disliking living in town, and wanted to get back into the country. We ultimately found them another home on the outskirts of town that they are currently renovating and making their forever home, but they wanted to sell the rental. As I walked through the door to do our initial walk through I had visions of what I remembered the home looking like from the last party I had attended there. This time the home resembled nothing of those parties. Chris and Amber had taken the bachelor pad and turned it into a desirable family home. The floors were all brand new with a gorgeous laminate. The counter tops were now granite. The carpet was all brand new upstairs. Fresh paint. The place was clean. But they still had the door open in the basement for some improvements. Some remnants of the old party house still remained. Leaky old windows and the old nasty C o l T e a m T u r n b u l l. c o m P h o n e : Page 4

5 floors still were found downstairs. We put together a game plan to replace the windows, install all brand new carpet, and have the downstairs looking as fresh as the upstairs. A night and day difference once these items were completed. When we spoke about price initially Chris believed the house was worth low $200 s. I insisted that he was wrong. He was in fact low. I believed the house was worth closer to low mid $200 s. Pending completion of the work that was suggested be completed. Chris and Amber followed my suggestion. In fact they put so much trust in me they took my exact recommendation of a list price of $245,000 and went with it. Within days, after the first showing they accepted a full price offer. It was really bittersweet saying goodbye and helping them sell The Walnut House, but I am just grateful that they didn t fall victim of an agent out to get a quick sale. Blood is in the water when an owner believes their home is worth less than it actually is. By taking the necessary steps, following listing protocol of The Value-Driven Approach to eliminate fundamental mistakes we were able to net the Eachon s tens of thousands more dollars than they originally expected. Cheers friends. Don t leave thousands of dollars on the table. Request your free copy of The Value-Driven Approach to Sell Real Estate today. Visit: C o l T e a m T u r n b u l l. c o m P h o n e : Page 5

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