Bay City doctor, hospitalized for brain tumor, vanishes

Dr. James Rorig was to be treated for a brain tumor at Memorial Hermann Hospital when he walked out and vanished Jan. 7, KTRK-TV reports on its website. The Bay City doctor was last seen wearing a red shirt and blue jeans.

KTRK reports:

Friends say over the past several months Dr. Rorig’s personality began to change. Ten days ago, on January 6, he received some bad news. Doctors told him he had a brain tumor and on that same day, they arranged for LifeFlight to take him to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Medical Center for treatment.

“He was very clear he didn’t want any treatment if it was something major that he didn’t think he could recover from,” said Terry Stewart, a friend of Rorig’s.