Hey Guys!
As many of you know, my friend, Zsolt Bencze got seriously injured after the crash in turn4 at Summit in the Heavyweight Superbike warm up lap last sunday. He brake hes neck and his spine got fractured couple of places. Hes been airlifted to Winchester VA Trauma Center.
I just finished talking with him and hes girlfriend Szilvia.
They told me Zsolt got four screws in hes neck last night at the first operation. Everything went well, hes body took the surgery without complications. This morning Zsolt was able to move hes arms and hardly but able to use it to have some food. This is definitely good sign.
At this time /monday 10PM/ he still have no feeling in hes legs, he cant move them at all.
I told him many of yous sent him best wishes and he suprised how many people thinkin about him and this knowledge made him feel even better.
He is really in the deep hole now. He need every little positive thoughts for hes fight. He is extremly strong guy. I know he will do everything to get back on feet, also come back and kicking our ass on the track.
But i know he will need our help too. The rehab gonna cost alot and he cant finance all of this from hes own pocket.
So guys! If anybody can help him anyway he would really apreciate it!
this is horrible to hear. I have met Zsolt many times having been raing the SE region lately. He is a tough guy, so hopefully the rehab will continue in a positive direction.
Oh my, im sorry to hear this! I really hope he pulls through.
He will be kept in my prayers!!
my thoughts and prayers go to Zsolt's recovery and rehab and also to his family and friends!
Thanks for the update Zoli. My family is praying for his quick recovery.
Hey Zoli.. Robin and I are praying for a quick and full recovery for Zsolt... Please keep us updated...
I live about 10 minutes from the Winchester Va. Please let me know if he needs anything. todrob@hotmail.com is my email. My wife and I wish him a very speedy recovery!
Wow, this is the first I'm hearing of this. Zsolt is a tough dude, I have no doubt he'll be 100% in record time. If any of you guys need anything, just ask.
Dave East
Zoli - let me know what I can do - my parents are close by too so we can bring Zsolt whatever he needs. Tell him my mom will make him some banana pudding...hehe
Call me if anything changes - otherwise I'll call you tomorrow.
-Ross
Heal up Zsolt!!!
I'm really glad to hear that the outlook is good. I wish Zsolt a full, and speedy recovery.
Zsolt, stay strong! We're all pulling for you!
I also live in the area, very close to Winchester Hospital. Please let us know when/if he's ready to receive visitors.
Any one who wants to send Zsolt a get well wish can send an ecard to him and they will bring it to his room. I don't know the room number for him but they will look it up.
http://www.winchesterhospital.org/community/Ecards/default.asp
Thoughts and prayers are with Zsolt and his fam
Hey guys, I've already started a motion with MARRC to help Zsolt with our injured racers fund, but maybe someone can help Zoli put up a webpage with an *PAYPAL* link so that we can help Zsolt with the medical bills and donate some $$?
Good Idea Rach. I've also contacted the Red Flag Fund - waiting to hear from them.
Heal up quick Zsolt
-Ross
Thoughts and prayers out for Zsolt.I wish him a full and speedy recovery.
I have been and will continue to pray for Zsolt for a speedy recovery and his ability to get back on a bike someday soon. If you are reading this, stop and pray. Our Father in Heaven holds blessings in reserve for those that ask for them. Pray hard and often for our injured brother. We need a miracle and God is listening.
Thinking of you Zsolt!
There are plenty of us in the DC area, so if there is anything we can do- bring food, etc...- please let us know.
Jason
Wishes for a speedy recovery.
Wishing Zsolt a speedy recovery! I have never personally met Zsolt but have herd he is a strong guy and will fight for a full recovery and hopefully be back out on the track with all of us soon. I live in New Jersey and deal with Washington Cycle Works, a shop that he also is sponsored by and i know the guys there are hoping for a fast recovery as well.
I hope that Zolt has a quick recovery and I'm confident that he will be in all of our prayers for some time. Get well.
Thoughts and prayers for him and his family. We pray he heals fast and has a full recovery.
First, thank you guys for all of your support!
I talked with Zsolt's girlfriend today and she told me he was sleeping at the moment. She told me hes arms getting stronger. However he still cant move hes leg at all. He can feel it when they squizing hes lover leg and feet but no movements at all.
Soon, if anything changing in hes status i will definitelly let everybody know.
Quote from: gixxerzoli on May 28, 2009, 12:28:54 AM
arms getting stronger.
He can feel it when they squizing hes lover leg and feet
These are very good signs. Keep praying racers!
Encouraging news of progress!
Hang in there Zsolt!
Wishing you the best Zsolt, heal up quick! You and your family are in our prayers. Please let all of us know if you need anything as a bunch of us live in the Northern Virginia area.
I have been out of the loop for a while, too hard reading about racing when u can't be there, and this is not what I wanted to read about when I chose to look up the weekends results! Zsolt is one tough dude and I have no doubt he will fight and do whatever it takes to get back to no less than 110%! He is a great guy surrounded by a really great group of guys/friends within Euro Racing, please tell him everyone at MWT Racing is praying for a speedy and full recovery, and Zoli If I or we can be of any help just let me know, Facebook is probably the easiest way or just email me...actually maybe posting an address to send checks to might not be a bad idea...I have a $1000 check with his name on it ready to go just tell me where to send it, I know first hand how these difficult times can become financially overwhelming real fast...dennis@teterbororams.com
As a few others have mentioned, Pray, pray, pray!
Dennis Espinosa
CCS/ASRA EX # 254
Quote from: gixxerzoli on May 28, 2009, 12:28:54 AM
.... if anything changing in hes status i will definitelly let everybody know.
Gixxerzoli thank you for the updates...
.please let Zsolt know that the CCS family is praying for him
Hey guys!
Many of you asked me how you can donate for Zsolt.
Here i posting the Paypal link.
He is really apreciate for anything!
I will still keep you updated soon as i know anything.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5759254
Zoli
Update, dammit, Zoli!
I'll be posting that link on the RnR Cycles website, soon, too. All you fellow racers know that if this was you, you'd be soo thankful if everyone could help out, especially facing the unknown and thousands of dollars in bills and recovery, so open your pockets a little and help a fellow racer. Any little bit helps. And it doesn't have to be a one time thing. $10 one week, maybe $20 a few weeks later...
Hey guys!
i was about posting this update tonight after i get back from Zsolt.
But unfortunatelly i cant get there because i have to work. :(
He is feel a little better. Day by day his getting srtonger. He is still in Winchester, VA.
He is no longer in the intensive care, he got hes own room, getting ready for the rehab.
If you wanna go visit him, feel free, he will be happy to see any visitor.
Zsolt Veres and Martin Lazor still there, helping Szivia take care of things. And couple of other friends are on the way also.
Zsolt's arms are still so weak however he can use them eating and moving smaller things around. But he still need help to move around. Sometimes he feel some little things in his legs wich is deffinatelly a good sign. His mind is back perfectly. He already making jokes on those hot nurses in the hospital :) And he really trying to come back 100%. Making me nervous because i know when he will be back, he will kick my and many others ass. :)
One more thing... Couple of you guys asked me his address to send him a cheks. So here we go:
Zsolt Bencze
1733 Rt 206
Skillman
NJ 08558
He needs our help. He cant do it alone. Unfortunatelly he dont have insurance so he have to pay everything alone.
We /euroracing members/ trying to help him out much as we can but our budget is tight.
So guys please help him!
Soon ill be back with new updates.
Thank you guys!
Zoli
Hey Guys, Antal Halasz here. I visited Zsolt yesterday, and as his very good friend I'd like to thank everybody for all the support. Many people showed up to see him, Art came twice from Florida to say a prayer for him. I cant believe how many of you try to help him in this hard times.
His hands are getting stronger, Martin and Zsolt helped him exercise throughout the days. Cannot hold a pen yet but can hold a bottle and move small things around. He has pain in has neck when we try to move him or put him in the wheelchair. But he is very strong mentally, thanks to You guys he doesn't feel alone.
The bad news is that he still has not moved his toes. That would be a very strong sign for recovery. We want him to be moved to New Jersey, Kessler Rehabilitation Center. Hopefully this can happen in a few weeks, we are still waiting for approval. Szilvia will talk to somebody today to see the options we have for hospitalization.
I'll keep you guys updated, in the meantime please keep praying for him to recover.
Thanks again for all the support, he really needs it.
Be Safe!
Antal Halasz
EX 975
Zsolt, We are praying for your speedy recovery.
MWT is there for you, don't hesitate to ask for help, if you need airline tickets for family or help with the transport, call. It's great to here how much support you are getting, please let me know how I can help.
Zoli, thanks for keeping us informed.
If he does not need to stay at the hospital, I have friends that live nearby and said he could stay at their place to save on the hospital room.
Let me know.
Zsolt, praying for ya bro, your fiancee and team as well. It was very humbling to see how you guys are making such sacrifices to stay by Zsolt's side and encourage him. All of us have been brushed by the Euro-racing smiley faces of doom out on the track, but this trial is a lesson that you have taught all of us about what it means to be a team. The heart of a roadracer shines through no matter how hard we take it out on our bodies. Dont lose hope. A little support is on the way.
Thank you for letting us come and visit you Brother! It was very uplifting to see the support of all your teammates,friends and family Zsolt. You have the strength and determination to overcome this trial with the help of God and all of our continuing prayers. Stay strong my friend!
Damn... It sucks to read this.
Stay close with him. He'll have a big transition back to carrying on his life where he will need a shit ton of support from all sides down the road a bit.
Best wishes.
Zoli, Antal thanks for the update and glad to hear of all the support he is seeing from everyone, as Larry stated, lets us know if we can help, in my business, some corporations may be willing to foot the bill to transport him on their private plane, it cant hurt to ask, and I will if needed...keep me posted, MWT is here for you guys...
Dennis
Thanks guys, he'll need all the help he can get. I visited him on Wednesday with Max, did a lot of exercise with his hands and legs. At the end of the day we clearly saw a little move in his left toe, then in the right one. We are soooo HAPPY! Even though this move was only about 1-2 millimeter, it's a good sign for the nerves to regenerate. But no one knows how long it will take and how much is coming back.
Today and Friday Zsolt Veres is there with him, then we'll see him again on the weekend.
Yes, he needs the help, and thanks for all the offers, but right now we are in a deep hole trying to figure out how to get out. We are still eliminating his options, stay in VA, go to NJ or move back to Hungary is also an option. Bottom line is that with no insurance, no medicaid, no any sources of funds I just cant figure out what's going to happen with him.
Anybody knows how to get medicaid for him? He paid taxes for a couple of years on his Tax ID number, is it possible that he is eligible?
Any info helps, thanks!
Antal
there are a number of options out there but i wouldn't be able to give enough insight about them to be of any help. one of you best easy bets would be to get in contact with the billing department at the hospital. whatever is out there, they would know enough about it to be able to point you in the right direction to get started.
Usually the hospital social workers can help to determine what options are possible from the various federal and state public resources as well as from private programs. They should already be in the loop with his discharge planning. If not, ask his nurse or physician for a SW referral.
Here are some links to info from HHS and VA DSS programs:
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaideligibility/
http://www.dss.virginia.gov/benefit/me_famis/guidelines.cgi
Best wishes for a full recovery, Zsolt.
Zsolt this is not the way I wanted to catch up. Sorry to hear about the accident, suxs and I keep looking for updates on ya. Good luck.
Any more good news Antal?? Zoli?? Chris??? I am still praying hard for you brother!! Keep getting stronger every day. I won't stop praying until you walk up to me and say it's ok to stop now...........
I look here everyday hoping to hear some good news! Stay strong and I will keep you in my prayers.
Zsolt will be transferred to the Winchester Rehab Center on Monday morning. They took him for 4 weeks, not for free ($1400/day), but he can make a payment plan with the facility. The hospital wants him out, the doctor said he is ready for rehab. He is in the wheelchair for a couple hours a day. Lost a lots of weight, or course, having a hard time to push himself around. But he is strong mentally, and we are there for him and he knows it.
His leg moved a few times, but the doctor said it's only the reflexes working. I don't know. For me sometimes it looks like it moves when he wants it. But there are nights when he has to take muscle relaxation pills to stop them from jumping.
I want you guys to understand this; the 4 week rehab is not for to fix his legs. It's for to be able to transfer him in a car or on a plane. If there is hope for him to walk again-and I know there is!- it'll take maybee a year rehab. There is no way to pay for that out of pocket. Right now we are concentrating on the next 4 weeks, then we'll see from there. Maybee he'll be able to use the bathroom so he can loose the diapers.....probably he'll kick my ass for saying this....one day.
The good news is, his "member" is working! The nurses are having a hard time to use the catheter to pee-pee........now for sure he'll kick my ass.........
Guys, he don't want no Charity from anybody......I am asking for this....if you have a couple of dollars to spare, please send it his way. You can find his address and PayPal address on the previous pages. Zsolt Veres set it up for him, believe me, he didn't ask for this.
Thank You for everything you gave him already, spiritually, mentally and financially.
Antal Halasz
975 EX
I forgot to mention; we are selling everything-race related- for him. Max has his van, 2005 Ford 350 6.0 L Diesel. I have his bike, still in good shape, 2009 R6 with Ohlins suspension and Bazzaz Traction control ( I know, I know......it's working....he lost the front going into T4....) Also a Haulmark Enclosed 8X5 trailer, I think 2006. Call me for prices. It'll all go for rehab, of course.
917-697-9225
Antal
any update on zsolts condition?
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=37152
We need to get a hold of someone at the new Red Flag Fund. When I called about it when this first happened, the fund was in-active. Now it looks like they may be able to help.
We're still here for you Zsolt!
Hope everything going well.
Lets all not forget to try and donate.. I did.
It's fast and easy.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5759254
Get well Zsolt!
To The Top.
A donation is as easy as clicking the attached link.
Let all help Zsolt get back up and running.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=5759254
Get well soon
Garrett
Quote from: RC423 on June 30, 2009, 08:14:53 AM
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=37152
We need to get a hold of someone at the new Red Flag Fund. When I called about it when this first happened, the fund was in-active. Now it looks like they may be able to help.
We're still here for you Zsolt!
Hope everything going well.
A quick FYI, the fund is not active yet, just in the process of getting all of the administrative stuff done. Obviously we wish things would move along more quickly, but since we are dealing with the Federal government, things move at a relatively slow pace.
We'll keep you updated on our progress.
Meanwhile, if you'd like to donate to Zsolt directly, please continue to do so.
Here's wishing for a full recovery for him. Don't give up hope. Mark B over on the WERA board made an awesome recovery from his injuries, the docs said he would never walk again. On his 2 year anniversary he posted video of walking up stairs with a little ingenious help. :) Click the link for a little inspiration.
http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=213549
Quote from: spyderchick on July 01, 2009, 10:08:17 AM
A quick FYI, the fund is not active yet, just in the process of getting all of the administrative stuff done. Obviously we wish things would move along more quickly, but since we are dealing with the Federal government, things move at a relatively slow pace.
We'll keep you updated on our progress.
Meanwhile, if you'd like to donate to Zsolt directly, please continue to do so.
Here's wishing for a full recovery for him. Don't give up hope. Mark B over on the WERA board made an awesome recovery from his injuries, the docs said he would never walk again. On his 2 year anniversary he posted video of walking up stairs with a little ingenious help. :) Click the link for a little inspiration.
http://forums.13x.com/showthread.php?t=213549
Thanks for speaking up Alexa. And thanks for everything you're doing with the fund.
I wasn't sure if it was up and running yet but glad to see the progress! :cheers: