{"id":4113,"date":"2024-01-21T01:15:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-21T01:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=4113"},"modified":"2024-01-21T01:15:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-21T01:15:01","slug":"dozens-of-farmers-finish-harvest-for-neighbor-who-had-heart-attack-after-trying-to-extinguish-farm-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=4113","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of farmers finish harvest for neighbor who had heart attack after trying to extinguish farm fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

A farmer in North Dakota suffered a severe heart attack while attempting to extinguish a fire that broke out in the combine he was using to harvest the crops on his farm.<\/p>\n

Lane Unhjem was forced to leave his crops unharvested after being hospitalised due to his heart becoming too strained, which would have been a significant loss for his family both personally and financially.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, as one of his friends once put it, \u201cyou reap what you sow.\u201d Unhjem, who developed close ties to the people in the Crosby region, enlisted the help of a group of 40 to 50 individuals from nearby farms to harvest a total of 1,000 acres of crops in just under seven hours.<\/p>\n

To learn how a group of farmers came together to aid a friend, keep reading!
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In September 2020, Lane Unhjem was on his combine, harvesting durum wheat and canola on his farm in North Dakota, when the machine caught fire.<\/p>\n

Unhjem, a grandpa, suffered a \u201cmajor heart attack\u201d while attempting to put out the fire and prevent it from destroying his crops. He was taken to the hospital, where, according to his family, he was also treated for a damaged kidney. After being started on dialysis, Unhjem was hospitalised under strict observation and added to the transplant waiting list to replace both kidneys.<\/p>\n

Back at home, neighbours were banding together to support the family, and their generosity sparked a spike in interest among online users all around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody knows the Unhjems, and they\u2019re good people and good in the community, and [it\u2019s] just kind of the farming way of life too. You help your neighbor out when they need it, and don\u2019t expect anything in return.\u201d<\/p>\n

Family friend Jenna Binde told local news on KFYR TV. \u201cI talked to a couple of farmers, got their equipment, and then other people just started calling and we had equipment offered from all over the place in the county and their workers to go with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

With that spirit of cooperation, neighbours postponed their own harvesting requirements and arrived at Unhjem\u2019s property to complete the task.<\/p>\n

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You reap what you sow! That\u2019s an old saying that can apply to a lot of things in life. Well, today it has a two-fold meaning\u2014harvesting crops and helping friends!\u201d friend Don Anderson writes on his Facebook.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that Lanes health is being taken care of, it came time for his friends and neighbors to spring into action, which is common in small town life. Approximately 40 to 50 farmers, driving combines, pulling grain carts, driving semis, and various other harvest-related items, converged on the Unhjem farmstead, and they will take care of the harvest for Lane and his family today. I believe there were about a dozen combines involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

It took less than 48 hours to execute the plan, and then Anderson explained that machinery \u201cknocked off 1000 acres in just over 7 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long for the social media posts to go viral.<\/p>\n

A man from Kansas writes, \u201cIt\u2019s what America was built on\u2014neighbors helping neighbors,\u201d and one netizen from South Africa shares, \u201cAwesome neighbors. If only the whole world would care for each other like this, what a great world it would be!\u201d<\/p>\n

Samantha Coates, the daughter of Unhjem, marvelled at the community\u2019s efforts and shared pictures and a sincere thank you on Facebook. Days after her dad was admitted to the hospital, she uploaded the picture with the caption:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t thank you all enough for everything!! Here are just a few photos I was able to snag between everything. I have no words for how thankful we are for the support, prayers, and all you have done!! What an incredible community of loving and caring people we have!!!\u201d
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Friends and strangers jumped in with support and prayers.<\/p>\n

One writes, \u201cComing from a farming family\u2026 these pictures are worth their weight in gold and will be family treasures in many, many years to come,\u201d while a second comments, \u201cThis is so awesome. I love hearing about my home community working together. Sending lots of prayers to your family.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third shares, \u201cNeighbors helping neighbors; it is a humbling sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, November 24, the family provided an update on Unhjem via a previous GoFundMe (established to assist in paying for Unhjem\u2019s expensive medical bill).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe received word that they had a donor for both hearts and kidneys that was a perfect match for Lane! So, late on Wednesday evening, Lane went into surgery to replace his heart. The doctors were very pleased with how the heart transplant went, and on Thanksgiving morning, they took him back in to start the kidney surgery. Saying we had a thankful Thanksgiving doesn\u2019t do justice to the emotions we were all feeling that day!!!\u201d
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After spending 108 days in the hospital, Unhjem was discharged and scheduled regular appointments to monitor his kidney and heart functions and look for any indications of rejection, according to family social media. And as of right now, he appears to be getting better!<\/p>\n

What a fantastic tale! When people band together to support someone who stands to lose so much, it is such a beautiful thing.<\/p>\n

We are grateful that there are people like this in the world, and we hope that their narrative will encourage others to follow in their footsteps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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