On October 31st, while on a cruise with his wife, Ralph started to have major abdominal pain. He spent the day in the ship's medical room and later needed to be taken off the cruise ship by an emergency boat to the hospital in Miami, FL.

It was discovered at the hospital that Ralph had a perforated bowel and needed emergency surgery to repair the damage and antibiotics to try and kill the infection.

As of right now, Ralph is intubated due to his pain and trying to keep him comfortable.

His wife, Kim, is staying in Miami with him, right by his side. Ralph will not be able to fly home for at least 2 weeks, which means Kim will be out of work to care for him. With them being so far from home and in a different state, I am asking for some financial relief for the two of them while they navigate this recovery and lessen the burden of everything.