Update on Ron

It has been about four months since we were informed that Ron's heart was attacked by a virus, leaving him with about 10% of normal cardiac activity. As many of you know, we have been blessed with an unparalleled level of support from the greater Sarasota-Manatee community and wanted to take a moment to keep everyone current with our progress as we try to find solutions for Ron.

Since having the defibrillator installed in September, Ron has been following the recommendations of his cardiologist, Dr. Mumma. He has been on a regimen of medication and behavioral modification (No Salt! No Stress!). We were hopeful that over time, Ron's heart would respond to these less invasive treatments. We also got a second opinion from the physicians at New Jersey's Deborah Hospital. The cardiac team who saw Ron assured us that the doctors in Sarasota are doing a great job and confirmed what we had been given to understand about Ron's heart thus far.

With all of this in mind, we were very hopeful when we went to see Dr. Mumma recently. Although Ron has been feeling a bit stronger physically, the tests did not reveal any notable improvement in his heart's functionality. This means we we must proceed to the next levels of treatment. We are now investigating stem cell therapy with Dr. Grekos in Bonita Springs. Of course, the possibility of a heart transplant cannot be ignored-but we are very hopeful that a less invasive solution will be found.

Although we were disappointed with this recent news, we also recognize that during trials such as this, the importance and significance of our friends, family, and community cannot be understated. We have been the recipients of gestures of kindness and support spanning the spectrum from the wonderful benefits held on Ron's behalf to the unknown person who mowed our yard recently. We cannot thank all of you enough and want each of you to know how much your help has meant to us. Thank you!

Lastly, we are entertaining all reasonable offers for the restaurant. Please spread the word.

Danae and Ron

Village Cafe

Anyone who wants to go to the Village Cafe fundraiser on November 16th for dinner, please contact me soon for tickets. Tom, the owner of the restaurant needs to know ahead of time how many will be coming for dinner so he can order food. I need to know how many tickets you need. If you can arrange to meet somewhere, anywhere, I will come to you and bring you your tickets (in exchange for your money of course!!!) Beer and wine will be extra at the dinner, along with the silent auction. It will of course be a fun time had by all!!! But only if YOU are there. So please call me ASAP as tickets will be going fast, and there are only a limited number of seats. We all know just how many friends Ron and Danae have.
See you all there - November 16th - 5:45 or 7:45 pm.
Lori - 228-1630

Events Calendar on Web Site

A calendar of events is now on the site. Please help us keep it up to date and let us know of any errors. Each event should have more details so please add the info or send it to me or Ron.
Thanks,
Felix

Ron's first posting

Hi folks,

I'm just learning how to use this site, I will be adding a calendar with upcoming events soon. Thank you for your prayers and generosity.

Ron O'Leary

Thanks Jason!!!

Oh yeah and I forgot about thanking Jason Holsinger for the basic design of the site. If he hadn't got the ball rolling I would still be no where near done.

Thanks Jason!!!

Ronolearyfund.org is Online

Hello Everyone!
Thanks to my good friend Kurt Dixon the site is now online! Although it needs lots of work, the basic information is in place. I would ask that everyone please let me know of any apparent issues with functionality or content on the site.
I do need information for the Helpful Links and Tell Your Candidate pages as they are currently "Under Construction". I also think the "Ron's Story" page needs to be revised, as I used the information from Danae's flier. I will work with Kristin to get the Paypal account working over the next few days and will also be adding more pictures to the front page so if you have any of Ron please get them to me.

If you see Kurt out and about let him know how much we appreciate the help! His email address is kurt_dixon@hotmail.com.

Thanks,
Felix

Band for event

Hi folks,

I have a band who has agreed to play at a benefit in exchange for work I am doing for them. I'm not great at planning events, so if someone else has one in the works, I will put you in touch with this band.

Thanks!

Herald Tribune Picture

Hello All:
I just received this picture that was in the paper last year for the Bungalow opening. Everyone at the Herald was helpful and went out of their way to quickly get it to me for Danae's flier. We are able to use it for anything non-commercial.
-Felix
(Please start a new post if you have any new info so it will be on the front page of the blog.)

Ron O'leary Fund

This is a blog for all of Ron's friends and family to share information about fundrasing and other matters pertaining to Ron.