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Pawn Stars<\/em><\/a> star Corey \u201cBig Hoss\u201d Harrison<\/a> is seeking financial help after a serious motorcycle accident<\/a> in January left him with multiple injuries and over $100,000 in medical bills.<\/p>\n The 42-year-old reality star revealed his hospitalization in a January 26 Instagram post<\/a>, sharing how he had a motorcycle accident in Tulum, Mexico, in which he suffered 11 fractured ribs, a punctured lung, a concussion, and internal bleeding. Corey\u2019s crash also caused him to miss his dad, Rick Harrison<\/a>\u2018s, wedding to Angie Polushkin.<\/a><\/p>\n After spending 32 days in the hospital undergoing multiple surgeries, he is now asking fans to help cover his medical bills. Corey\u2019s close friend, Aron Chambers, started a GoFundMe page,<\/a> with a current goal set at $18,000.<\/p>\n \u201cThe financial pressure became too much, and Corey had no choice but to check himself out [of the hospital] against medical advice,\u201d Chambers wrote on the page. He then returned to his home in Tulum, but, within hours, he was \u201cin excruciating pain.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA house doctor came in to administer IV fluids and morphine treatments. Corey was incredibly hesitant to take heavy pain meds, especially after losing his brother Adam to an overdose just last year, but the agony left him with no other option,\u201d Chambers continued.<\/p>\n Corey\u2019s brother, Adam Harrison,\u00a0died of a fentanyl overdose\u00a0in January 2024.<\/a><\/p>\n Chambers added, \u201cIn a heartbreaking moment that shook all of us to our core, Corey looked at us and said, \u2018I\u2019m just going to die out here. I don\u2019t have the money to keep paying these people.’\u201d<\/p>\n His friends then drove him four and a half hours inland to a more affordable facility in M\u00e9rida. \u201cEvery bump on that road felt like a brutal kick to his already shattered chest \u2014 there were moments when we weren\u2019t sure we\u2019d make it in time,\u201d Chambers noted.<\/p>\n Once at the hospital, Corey found out one of his ribs had \u201ccompletely separated and was pressing into his lung.\u201d This required him to have almost three liters of blood drained from his chest cavity. He also underwent \u201cthree life-saving surgeries and spent an additional 18 days in the hospital, battling through recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n Before being discharged, Corey learned that his medical expenses now exceeded $100,000.<\/p>\n \u201cCorey emptied his entire bank account to cover what he could. Friends, including myself, maxed out credit cards just to keep his treatment going,\u201d Chambers explained. \u201cBeing on television and part of Pawn Stars fame doesn\u2019t come with a built-in safety net for emergencies like this \u2014 medical crises don\u2019t care about celebrity status.\u201d<\/p>\n As of writing, the GoFundMe has raised just under $5,000.<\/p>\n Last year, Corey announced he had not renewed his contract with Pawn Stars<\/em>, though he told TMZ<\/a> he still receives some residual checks from the show.<\/p>\n Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n