Visiting with Roger Foley. Join the Roger Foley team.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

I was visiting Roger Foley with a caring woman who is interested in helping Roger.

In the past, Roger's "care-givers" have offered Roger euthanasia. Roger wants to live.

Roger has been living for more than nine years at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). He lives with Spino cerebellar ataxia type 14, a degenerative neurological condition that has also caused Roger to have severe photo sensitivity (photophobia) to regular lighting, forcing him to keep his hospital room lights off. Several years ago, the hospital agreed to special lighting. In early May (2025) the hospital decided that it was not light enough to feed Roger unless the regular lighting is on. 

Sign and share the Petition: Roger Foley needs to be fed (Petition Link).

Roger has severe reactions to high-intensity white/blue wavelength lighting. In response Roger has agreed to intravenous (IV) feeding while continuing to request installation of low-intensity amber-spectrum lighting.

While visiting Roger I thought it would be good for more people got to know Roger, to visit him and long-term to join a team of people who oversee his care and enable him to return home.

If you live in the London Ontario region and are willing to help Roger, then contact Alex Schadenberg at: alex@epcc.ca