McCourt unlikely to survive
Angelas Ashes author Frank McCourt is unlikely to survive following a deterioration in his health in the last fortnight.
That is according to his brother Malachy, who spoke to the Associated Press from New York City.
McCourt, who is a month away from his 79th birthday, was making good progress following his battle with skin cancer, however, he contracted meningitis and is now in hospice car.
Speaking to AP, his his brother said that his “faculties are shutting down.”