Flash back to 2003 - 12 days in a medically induced coma. A result of becoming septic after a kidney stone lithotripsy procedure. The healing process was very long & cumbersome. I spent many years in recovery. I was dabbling in real estate after this setback, and I was exhausted! But through it all, God delivered me!
October 2003, I woke up in the middle of the night, as I had been running a very high fever the day before, I had left an appt, with a fever and went straight to the doctor’s office where they advised fluids & bed rest. I woke up that night at 2am and I couldn’t move my legs. I quickly nudged my husband in a panic.
He was sleepy and annoyed, but that annoyance was quickly replaced with concern, when I told him, “I can’t move my legs.” I asked him to help me, he supported me as I sat up and he assisted me out of bed. I did not even reach the bathroom, which was the goal, 10 feet away, I passed out in his arms.
My husband and four young children had been traumatized, clinging to any ounce of hope the doctors and nurses would give them. Unaware if I was going to pull through. The doctors intubated me and said, “now we wait for a miracle”.
They were soon able to determine I was septic—an affliction in which bacteria enters the blood and causes infection & inflammation in the organs which can lead to multiple organ failure. It kills people, and it nearly killed me. My husband believes he was visited by an angel that day when a representative came in and offered me a sepsis study medication. Interestingly, the study was never followed up on, and we never knew if in fact that medication was given to me.
When I woke up, I was told that I’d been in a coma for 12 days. The family had begged him to heal me. I chose to believe that God performed a miracle on me that day! I had said, “Praise God!”
After about a month, everyone around me started asking questions. We remembered the surgery about 6 weeks earlier. The surgeon had placed a stent, from my kidney to my bladder, to drain the kidney, many believe that stent led to the blood infection. I did not pursue this. I was just thankful to be alive.
During those many years of recovery, I found pleasure in my church volunteer work and had the desire to someday get back into full time real estate. Before the health scare, I had found purpose in real-estate, and felt after this, it was now the purpose of my life. I needed this time for healing. I had people counting on me, and so I just dabbled.
As I was healing, I got involved in the church where I worked in children’s ministries and as a food bank coordinator for a couple of churches. I realized quickly that I had found purpose and wanted to take care of everyone who called on me. I love helping people find homes and I really miss the full-time work. I also realized how much of an impact this tragedy had on my family, my friends & clients. Many clients were turned into lifelong friends, and I wanted to get back to “helping people find their way home.”
My relationship with God and my love of sharing my faith continues to be the reason I get up and do my work every morning! When your friend asks you for help, wouldn’t you do everything in your power to be sure they’re taken care of? That’s how it is for me. I look forward to the opportunity of delivering a level 10 experience for everyone on their real estate journey. My first real estate clients were Jack and Bev. When I contacted Jack, on one of my first cold call he responded Yes “come on over and list this place, my neighbor’s want to sell too!”
They were an older couple, and I felt very loved by those two. Over the course of the transaction, it took 3 years to sell their land. Bev had passed away, during this time. It was difficult for me to lose a beloved friend. Jack knew that my friendship with Bev had been hugely important and gifted me her antique hutch, from the early 1900’s. It’s in my house today and serves as a daily reminder of Jack and Bev.
This relationship made me realize that my job is to build relationships. The relationship’s that I have formed are very important to me and I hold every transaction near to my heart. I have consistently keep in communication with past clients. I bring my love of God to everyone, and I look forward to that next experience being with you.
Sincerely,
Tammy Hein
Broker-Owner, Realtor® | GRI, ABR, SRS, MCNE, PSA
