Help Mandic's recover from devastating house fire

Hello, my name is Mickey Mandic.

On 4-20-22 my family and I experienced a devastating fire at our home. It destroyed our house, garage, workshop and large outbuilding. This has left my wife, daughter, son in law and I, along with two dogs and one cat without a home. We have lost clothing, beds, appliances and furniture; as well as countless irreplaceable sentimental items.

 

As the sole provider for my family it is a devastating loss as these buildings housed a lifetimes accumulation of automotive and carpentry tools and equipment in which I base my livelihood. Just outside of the garage, I still had my very first car, a beautiful blue ‘71 Chevelle. Inside of the garage was an almost fully restored ‘83 Camaro which I had as a way to pay tribute to my late brother Stan - who had always wanted a Camaro himself, but never got the chance.

 

The outbuilding housed multiple ATVs and bicycles that had been the main source for family activities over many years; as well as all our property maintenance equipment.

 

Due to the mixed structural style of the house, multiple insurance companies over several years had refused to cover the home which left us unable to acquire insurance on the property, leaving the financial burden on my family and myself. I ask that you may find it in your heart to extend a helping hand to me so that I may provide for my family in our time of need. I am eternally grateful for anyone who is gracious enough to donate to our family as we rebuild our lives.

 

In the aftermath of the fire my son and daughter in law have been kind enough to open their home to all of us, for this we are so thankful but hope not to be a burden on them for longer than need be. They are a young family with a toddler; whom we are currently sharing a room with, and a new born baby boy who has given up his room for our daughter and son in law to have a space to sleep. We look forward to the day when every member of our family can go back to having their home and personal space.

 

Over the last couple of years my health has taken a hard hit. I unfortunately had to have two major surgeries on my feet due to infections and diabetes. While being treated for these it was also discovered that I am in kidney failure, and am currently in the process of being added to the kidney transplant donation list. This is only adding to the difficulty I am facing to be able to acquire the funds needed to repair and rebuild my family home. The burden I am faced with is two fold, on one hand I am trying to provide for my family to be able to rebuild; on the other hand I am forced to not over work my body as to not cause more damage to my health, so that I may continue to provide for my family over time. There will come a time in the near future in which I will no longer be able to continue to work, and I hope that my family will be reestablished before that time arrives.

 

Thank you for taking the time to read our story and keeping our family in your thoughts and prayers.

 

Sincerely,

Mickey Mandic