[Magdalen] Roland Orr

[Kate Conant]

I remember well when Roland came to St Andrew's on-the-Mount.  My prayers
are with him.

Kate Conant

"What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and walk
humbly with your God?"
Micah 6:8

On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 10:41 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thank you Roger for posting this sad information. If you are able to relay
> hellos and prayers to Roland through Ruth, please do.
>
> Prayers rising tonight for peace and comfort.
> Lynn
>
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> a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave me."
> attributed to Erma Bombeck
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> by Richard Rohr
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> oppress." F Douglass
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> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Roger Stokes" <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 1:42 PM
> To: <Magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> Subject: [Magdalen] Roland Orr
>
>
> 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
>>
>
>