O'Leary spent his life in motion.

A world-class skier, lifelong athlete, first responder, and competitive pickleball player, he was the kind of man who ran toward trouble when everyone else backed away.

His years as an EMT had put him in the middle of other people’s worst moments, including those of a young man whose life he saved. Like so much from those years, it seemed to belong to the past.

Then his own life began to change.

The athlete who had always trusted his body could no longer count on it. What began almost imperceptibly grew harder to ignore, threatening not only the sports he loved, but the independence that had always defined him.

The Second Bounce(c) 2026 is the true story of friendship, fate, perseverance, and the possibility that the universe sometimes has plans of its own.