Local NASCAR Driver Visits with AAMC Pediatric Patients
Donnie Neuenberger has recently started a foundation to help ailing children and patients fighting cancer and their families cope with the impact the disease can have on their lives.
A local NASCAR driver last week stopped by Anne Arundel Medical Center in Parole to visit with patients and sign some autographs. Donnie Neuenberger of Edgewater has been racing cars and trucks for 19 years and has competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. He began his first full season in the NASCAR Busch Series in 2004 competing for Rookie of The Year until his diagnosis of follicular non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer, forced him to step out of the car after six races. He also withdrew from the Rookie of The Year competition. Michelle Powell, AAMC spokeswoman, said Neuenberger visited the hospital Friday and met with pediatric patients, as well those in the cancer inpatient unit and the …
