by SM | Mar 27, 2024 | Stories
The Harwood name is well known in Vernon with Harwood neighbourhood and Harwood Elementary school. Joe Harwood moved to Canada in the late 1800’s and eventually landed in Vernon. He served on the School District board for 28 consecutive years, and Harwood school...
by SM | Dec 12, 2023 | Stories
Although they were both born and raised in Switzerland, Walter and Trudy first knew each other as young adults in Vancouver and married there in 1965. Walter was a mechanical engineer whose work, although based out of Vancouver, took him overseas and to the States,...
by nohs-admin | Oct 25, 2022 | Stories
Written by Frances Walmsley: Mom’s story with Hospice began on Dec. 12th, 2002. She arrived consumed by pain and fear. Within a short time she had settled in and over what became a two-month stay she went from tolerating to loving everything about the facility,...
by nohs-admin | Oct 25, 2022 | Stories
We first met with Philip Pool and his family in late January, 2010, while Philip was a Hospice House resident. Philip’s wife Debra and three of their six children, Gillian 17, Thomas 14 and Matthew 12 were present to share their Hospice experiences with us. Their...
by nohs-admin | Oct 25, 2022 | Stories
A Legacy of Love During a routine medical exam on her 50th birthday, Marnie Hodge was diagnosed with breast cancer. Four years later, inspired by a trip with Vernon healthcare organization Nicaragua Fuente de Vida Society, Marnie took a refresher course and returned...
by nohs-admin | Oct 25, 2022 | Stories
Ruby Scott was settling down on the hide-a-bed in the room at Hospice House when she heard her husband, Bob, call out softly to her from his big bed. “I want to sleep with you.” “He crawled down into the bed with me and we held each other,” ...