[Magdalen] Roland Orr

[Grace Cangialosi]

Thanks for posting this, Roger. Roland was such a lovely man.  I remember
hosting him for part of his Civil
War sojourn in the Shenandoah Valley and environs. We spent an afternoon
with some former parishioners who were Civil War buffs, and I have a
picture of him sitting in their living room in a chair once owned by Robert
E. Lee.  I pray his final days will be peaceful as he awaits reunion with
his beloved Shirley.
Grace

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 2:42 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:

> I received the following email from Roland's Vicar this afternoon.
>
> "Roly Or's wife Shirley was taken in in May last year with acute anxiety
> and only diagnosed with lung cancer and brain secondaries when she
> collapsed just before their 60th wedding anniversary at Christmas time
> 2016. She rallied briefly and ended her days in late May 2017 in a local
> nursing home, with Roly being brought regularly from hospital to visit.
>
> Roly had had a series of falls and was diagnosed with Parkinsons, in
> addition to the weakness from the many strokes he has suffered over the
> years. He moved to a rehab unit just before Shirley's funeral and made a
> great effort to be there and take part.
> Immediately after the funeral, Roly returned to the rehab unit but began
> refusing medication. His family recognised that he needed to be at home to
> be able to grieve for his late wife, and so got him home on Tues 11 July.
> Roly walked in to his house, and after sitting in a chair for a while went
> to bed. He has not been able to weight bear since Tuesday evening and a
> hospital bed is arriving this afternoon so that carers can manage his care
> better.
> Roly is not eating and only taking very small sips of water. He is no
> longer speaking and communicates by small nods or movement of his hand. He
> is however alert and aware of everything around him.
>
> Please remember him in your prayers.
> Every blessing
> Ruth"
>
> Roger
>



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Grace Cangialosi
Ruckersville, VA

*"Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great
love."*
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