Hi, my name is Kate O’Leary Crowley (sister of Jerry) and along with brother Teddy O’Leary, sisters Hannah O’Connell, Sheila Buckley and his mum Bridieand families, we would greatly appreciate your support in raising funds to help Jerry, his wife Bina, sons Gearoid and Mikey on Jerry’s journey to recovery. Obviously Jerry's income is now hugely affected & ongoing medical expenses, rehabilitation & all adjustments needed to support him will prove very difficult financially.

On the 12th June 2023 Jerry unfortunately had a fall which caused catastrophic injuries. He was taken to Kerry General Hospital and from there airlifted to the Mater hospital in Dublin where he underwent major surgery. He was critical & spent 2 weeks in ICU attached to a large ventilator and having one to one 24 hour nursing care etc.Jerry is at present in the Spinal Unit and is still being assisted by a ventilator.Jerry is now communicating with help of a voice box and getting very intense work done by medical team of physio ,Speech and language, O.T., Orthopaedic, dietician, psychologist etc. & on a broad range of medication to help with very debilitating pain etc.

Jerry is going to be in the Spinal Unit for the foreseeable future while still receiving one to one care until he can be eventually be weaned off the ventilator and adjusts to food/fluids consumption going forward. The care he is recieving is mind blowing and all the medical team including the amazing nurses are just second to none.

The plan is that hopefully he will be transferred to The National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoighre to help him make adjustments to his future daily life going forward.

Also over a week ago his local community in Barraduff and Glenflesk along with huge numbers from afar came together with Fr.Jim Linehan & Fr. Gérard O' Leary and had a beautiful healing Mass followed by a 24hr vigil for Jerry and family. The support, concern & love of Jerry shown by hundreds was amazing & so comforting to know how highly regarded Jerry is held. So on behalf of us all we would greatly appreciate any help at all ye can give to support our brother, his wife & children through this very difficult time.

May God Bless ye all!