Important - Sign the Petition: Roger Foley needs to be fed.

Alex Schadenberg
Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition

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

I once again visited Roger Foley at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) (Victoria Hospital Campus) to get an update on his care based on the concerning emails that I have been receiving.

Once again, Roger Foley is not being fed.

On June 12, 2025 EPC launched a petition to the Ontario Minister of Health Hon. Sylvia Jones, and LHSC Patient Relations, stating that Roger Foley needs to be fed. At that point Roger had not been fed for five weeks.

LHSC had inserted an IV that provided fluids and some essential nutrients but they were not feeding Roger. After we launched the petition the LHSC agreed to provide a limited feeding for Roger. More recently his IV was removed and the LHSC is only providing water.

Roger lives with Spino cerebellar ataxia type 14, a degenerative neurological condition. Roger is able to be fed normally, with assistance but his condition causes him to have severe photo sensitivity (photophobia) to regular lighting.  

The stand-off between the hospital and Roger concerns the level of lighting. The staff insist that it is not safe to feed Roger without more light but Roger insists that his reaction to the regular lighting is so intense that he requires special lighting. Recently Roger contacted the CNIB who confirmed that he has severe photo sensitivity.

 

It is ridiculous that an Ontario hospital is not feeding a man with a degenerative neurological condition who is capable of eating with assistance. It takes a long time to die by starvation but without nutrition Roger will die.

Roger cannot live on water alone and he couldn't live (long term) with an IV alone.  

 

He is able to eat with assistance. Roger needs to be fed.

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

If you live in London Ontario and are willing to visit Roger, contact me at: alex@epcc.ca

Previous articles:

• Alex Schadenberg and Roger Foley on the cruelty of Canada's euthanasia regime (Link).
• June 12, 2025 - Roger Foley needs to be fed (Link).
• Visiting Roger Foley. Join the Roger Foley team (Link).