Dr Legg gets upset in a graveyard
DOT IS ON HAND WHEN HER FRIEND GETS A SHOCK…
With the help of his good friend Dot, Dr Legg starts making preparations for the final few months of his life this week – but gets an awful shock when he goes to visit his own parents’ grave…
Dot and Dr Legg recently resumed their close friendship following her return from Ireland, and she paid him a visit because of fears for her own health. Although the retired practitioner assured Dot that she had no reason to be concerned, he then dropped a bombshell of his own. After revealing to Dot that he’s dying, Dr Legg compounded his shocking news by telling her that he wouldn’t be taking any treatment for his illness.
“Dr Legg is 98 years old,” our Square sneak reminds us. “He knows his time is drawing near, and he wants to live out his final days with dignity, rather than lying in a hospital bed. Although Dot is initially troubled by her friend’s decision, she comes to terms with it. However, when she receives a letter from Dr Legg asking for her help this week, she has reason to fear the worst.”
Panicking about the meaning of the letter, Dot is relieved as her friend calls round to see her and explains in more detail about what he really meant. After talking things over calmly with him, Dot realises that she has to respect his wishes. Later, she invites Jay round to the house so her dear friend can discuss plans for his own funeral.
“We all have to face the fact of our own mortality sometime,” laments our insider. “Dr Legg has lived a wonderful life, albeit one tinged with tragedy at times, but there’s no point in him refusing to accept the inevitable. He’s also come up with a few ideas about what he wants his funeral to be like. Although it’s a very sad time for Dot, she does have the comfort of spending these days in his company, and to take a trip down memory lane.”
After the pair have finished chatting with Jay, Dot urges
“Dr Legg wants to live out his final days with dignity”
Dr Legg to visit to his parents’ grave, and the two of them head out to the cemetery together to pay their respects. However, that’s when the elderly doctor receives his terrible shock. To their horror, the couple discover that the grave has been vandalised.
Dr Legg has so far remained positive about his fate. But how will he react to this?