Expecting to be home within a few hours, my husband and I drove 1.5 hours to his doctor appointment in Springfield, Oregon in April 2016. Shortly after arriving at the doctor’s office, he was rushed to E.R. in septic shock. Friends and family know just how horrific these two months were. 

Long days in the hospital and a confined motel room at night was just as bad as having to eat three (unhealthy) meals out for 60 days straight. And receiving hospital calls that my husband was back in the ICU made me realize no motel was close enough. At times, all the motels were booked, so I was forced to sleep at the hospital. 

None of these conditions are healthy for anyone’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being ~ and I needed all three functioning stronger than ever!

There is so much more to this rollercoaster journey, but it has a happy ending thanks to God. I almost lost my husband multiple times due to numerous complications, but with prayers from family, friends, and even strangers, along with superb doctors, and staff, my husband was miraculously healed. 

Feeling so blessed that my husband survived against all odds, I felt the need to give back. Through prayer, I learned that I should offer out-of-town patients and their families something I didn’t have: a comfortable, safe, and peaceful home located very close to the Springfield hospitals to accommodate them before, during, and after their loved one’s medical treatment.

I searched for more than a year for that perfect home that would fulfill all those needs for patients and families accommodations in Springfield, Oregon. After my horrible experience, I knew exactly what all those needs would be!

Finally, that perfect home became A Visitor’s Haven and on October 18^th  2017, our first guests were comforted in A Visitor’s Haven for 32 days. Healing more rapidly than anticipated, they went home two weeks early. All due to the comforts of this private, peaceful home and ability to eat healthy prepared meals.

May God bless + heal you wherever you stay!