Alex Ramos is Out of the Hospital

Courtesy of Frank Baltazar

Thought you would all like to know that Alex Ramos is out of the hospital, and is walking with a cane, although he has a ways to go. He is blown away by all of the email and phone calls and cards. It is hard for me to believe that one week ago this minute, he was coming out of a 48 hour coma!!! He will be getting home health assistance (nursing) and he will also have home physical therapy. He got amazing care at Simi Valley Adventist Hospital and the nurses were sad to see him go. Alex thanks you all for your love, prayers and support, and asks that you continue through his recovery. His feet are still very painful when he walks, but that does not stop him! Alex IS a fighter and we are all grateful for his miraculous recovery. Like I said, he's too mean to die and he is to determined to beat this thing, and I believe he will. As you would expect, he wants to run but he has to walk, first. I would also like to thank you all for the moral support. We could not have gone through this alone. We needed to multiply our own prayers and you were there for us. THANK YOU! If you want to call Alex, feel free to call him on his cell phone at (805) 390-7334.

Love and hugs,
Jacquie Richardson
Executive Director
RETIRED BOXERS FOUNDATION

Alex Ramos

Alex Ramos

Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos
Founder and President
Retired Boxers Foundation, Inc.

Front row on left a young Alex Ramos
1976 St. Nobert's College, Green Bay-Depere, WI

Tony Baltazar, Alex Ramos and Jerry Cheatham

Frank Baltazar Sr., Alex Ramos and Tony Baltazar

From Jacquie Richardson, a very close friend of Alex Ramos

Dear friends, I am writing this to people who I know love and care about Alex Ramos.He is in the hospital in critical condition. He is on a respirator. After several hours in the Emergency Room, he has just been transferred to the IntensiveCare Unit. He has nor regained consciousness, and now, he is in a drug induced coma to rest his brain. The best guess at this time, per the physician, is that he suffered from brain seizures and possibly an asthma attack. His vital signs are stable, finally. The worked on him for over an hour this morning to resuscitate him in the ER and performed many tests. He had a CT scan and his brain shows no sign of bleeding or anuerysm. Histox screens came back negative --no alcohol or drugs.Since I had not heard from Alex since yesterday at 5:30 PM, and sincehe had not checked his email for 15 hours, I became worried (If youknow Alex, you know he calls me frequently!). I called his apartmentmanager, Vicky, and told her that I had a bad feeling and if she sawAlex, would she call me and tell me he was alive. As we talked, Itold her that I did not want to impose on his right to privacy, but Iwas concerned that he might have fallen or that he was sick. Vickycalled her manager and made the brave decision to go into theapartment. Without going into details, Alex was unconscious, withshallow breathing and probably near death. Vicky called 9-1-1 andthey attempted to stabilize him and took him to the Emergency Room.ER Staff worked for another hour to stabilize him, using a handrespirator. He had a CT scan that revealed no bleeding or anuerysm.As I said, Tox screens came back negative. Based on the descriptionof how he was found (body and neck rigid/stiff), there is a strongsuspician that he suffered a seizure, and complications from asthma.I will keep you posted. Please, if you have a prayer in your heart,use if for Alex. He will be slowly weaned from the respirator whichwill leave us with some answers about how much damage has been doneearly tomorrow morning. Alex is loved by many people through outthe world and he needs you to pray for his recovery.As he always says...."God Bless!"JacquieRETIRED BOXERS FOUNDATIONLets all pray for his 100% recovery,