[Magdalen] Roland Orr

[Jay Weigel]

Thank you, Roger. I wasn't lucky enough to meet Roland on his visit either
but have missed him here. May his passing be peaceful and his reunion with
Shirley joyful.

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Eleanor Braun <eleanor.braun at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Yes, thank you for letting us know, Roger.  I've missed his voice in the
> pub.  I pray his passing to the next life will be peaceful.
>
> Eleanor
>
> 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
> >
>