Living with Cancer

Meg Orr trained as a teacher and later read Theology at Durham University. She devoted much of her time before and after retirement to developing and promoting adult Christian education in her local church. A lot of this work resulted in Meg’s book, “Creative Learning in the Local Church”, being published by Grove Books in 2005. She was married to Geoff, also a teacher, and has two children and two stepchildren, all of whom are in the teaching profession. She also has three grandchildren and four step-grandchildren. Following bowel cancer surgery in 2022, Meg lives day by day with an ileostomy. In October 2024, another tumour was discovered in the lower bowel. Meg chose not to have surgery in her 80s but rather to get on with living her life while she is still able to do as much as she can. Meg writes regularly for her church magazine with articles published monthly. Mobility has brought many challenges, and Meg decided to reside in residential accommodation two years ago. She continues to worship in church with her daughter and gets out and about frequently, including the odd glass of vino at her local pub.