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***Hello everyone, It’s Deb, I wanted to say Thank you to my daughter for starting this fundraiser for us. I’m grateful and thankful but embarrassed as well. We’ve all been through tough times, I’ve been through my share, but nothing prepares you for what we’ve been through these last 3 years. I’m disabled, broke my back when I was 19, worked until I was 44, and finally had surgery in 2011. It helped, but I need surgery to repair a broken rod, and other hardware and have additional fusions as my vertebrae are slipping out of my spine. Crazy eh? My Husband has been my Provider, caregiver, nurse and best friend, he worked hard, worked crazy long hours, and was often away from home for weeks at a time. Everyone thinks working in Racing is a glamorous job and everyone makes millions. Lol trust me that’s not the case, those that do it, do it for the LOVE of racing, but everyone’s gotta live…
In November of 2021 my husband had surgery to repair 2 crushed discs in his neck, the films showed he had multiple bone spurs etc that were to be removed and he had ACDF surgery. He was out of work for 6 weeks. Worked until his 4 month checkup at which time his condition had worsened considerably and has continued to decline. We’ve spent every penny we had over the last 2+ years seeing doctors, getting tests, and trying to find answers. Not to mention the sheer agony my husband has been through, from the hospital giving him an infection during a routine biopsy , that caused him MASSIVE PAIN and Swelling as well as Delayed his surgery by a month. But just living in pain all day every day for 2 years takes its toll. Doctors have tried every medication they could, including pain medication and nothing helps. We just need ANSWERS!
Fortunately our primary care physician, has referred us to a new facility and the doctors there have given us some hope, they believe they can fix some of his problems and get him healthy again.
All he has wanted from Day 1 , is to go back to work !! If you knew Mark, you know he’s always doing something, he can’t sit still.
But for the last 2+ years the things his body has gone through, he has pain everywhere, he has nerve damage, and a whole host of other issues that have slowed him down considerably. But he doesn’t stop trying.
We got behind on our rent , my disability is less than $1000. A month , it has been covering our utilities, car insurance, Gas, food co-pays, etc and sometimes my medication.. and odd jobs, selling possessions, gifts and loans from friends and family, have gone towards rent. We are asking for help to get our rent caught up and paid thru Feb 28.2024 Allowing us time. We should have a treatment plan for Mark by the end of the first week in February, and know if he will need surgery, it will give us time to find another place to live and hopefully Mark to find a job as he’s able. Or get our things moved to storage and ???. I don’t want to move, and I really don’t want to leave my landlord hanging, he’s been extremely patient and has worked with us as long as he could. We’ve been here 5 yrs, and planned to buy the place, we were saving up our down payment..all that money we had saved has gone to pay our bills and to try and get him better.
We are at the end of the road, I have to pay my past due ASAP, or be moved out by the 31st of January. Which poses its own set of challenges, since both Mark and I both have major physical limitations, it’s made packing and moving a nightmare. We still need a storage unit, and a moving truck and I don’t know how him and I will get everything moved without help?? If you can spare anything it will help.……. If you can’t donate, please share the link, it’s public, the more people that see it the better !
THANK YOU to those that have donated already, you have no idea how much your support and generosity means to us. It will never be forgotten! Thank you all for taking the time to read this . Have a blessed day.
Deb ****





Hi, My name is Katie, I’m raising funds for my parents, Mark and Deb Konzer. Most of you know my dad as MAD MAN MARK, as it’s been his nickname in racing for many years. He worked on a lot of race teams and for the last few years, sold parts to many of you at the race track.. What many of you might not know is that he broke his neck in September 2021, and required surgery to remove the broken bone fragments and replace the ruptured discs in his neck with titanium spacers, screws and a titanium plate , to hold it all together. Unfortunately the surgery wasn’t successful in relieving his pain or the neurological damages caused by the injury, and in fact has caused many more issues and nerve/muscle deficits. Because of these deficits his career as an over the road hauler driver is over, and physical limitations have made securing other Full Time employment difficult at best…but he hasn’t given up.

Their immediate need is $6000. To get their Rent caught up, Medicine, basic utilities, groceries, etc. Anything we can raise additionally would go for living expenses , continuing medical expenses, transportation costs etc while my dad continues to look for employment and seek some medical improvement.

Doctors are trying to figure out what to do to get him some relief, but tests take time and are expensive, my parents have used all their savings and now, they are faced with being homeless.

We moved to Mooresville in April 2002 from Michigan, because my dad wanted to work in racing, Brett Bodine Racing and Dennis Lacroix( May he rest in peace) gave him his first shot as a hauler driver and he never looked back…he was fortunate to work in all 4 of the divisions of stock car racing, Which means he’s met a Lot of people in his 20 years. As most of you know Racing requires a LOT of sacrifice from its members, they miss out on a lot of family life, but they also are a family of their own at the track, and my dad would do anything to help his racing family, and I know many occasions that he has, and so now I’m asking all of you , if you can help in any way,..Please..

additionally if anyone is hiring in the Statesville-mooresville area. He can still work, he wants to work, he just has limits, like all of us, but he can do a lot more than just drive a truck.

My parents are wonderful people, growing up, our door was always open to anyone in need, a warm place to stay , a hot meal, money for gas, or just a friend , they instilled in my brother and I, to help when you can, and never judge, you never know what someone is going through, so just be kind. My mom and dad worked hard, and they don’t deserve to lose everything because of an unfortunate situation. Additionally I have faith that all those wonderful people who my Dad talked about week after week, the people he laughed with, worked with, enjoyed spending time with, and helped when he could, will help them in their time of need. I appreciate anything you can do, please share this link with anyone else you think might be able to help. Thank you

Ps) If you know my Dad, you know he is a proud man and works hard, he doesn’t know that I’ve started this page yet , and he won’t be happy at first, but if we can show him that people care.. it would go a long way


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  • Carol Jonckheere
    • $50
    • 1 yr
  • Anonymous
    • $75
    • 1 yr
  • Lisa Kreiter
    • $25
    • 1 yr
  • Bruce Heller
    • $1,000
    • 1 yr
  • Lynn Weiss
    • $25
    • 1 yr
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Kathryn Parsley
Organizer
Harmony, NC
Debora Konzer
Beneficiary

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