To everyone working within the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre community:

We see you. We salute you. We once worked in partnership alongside you, and we know more than many how difficult this pandemic is on each and every one of you. No matter what department you work in, you have our gratitude and respect.

THANK YOU!

We know it has been, and continues to  be, unbelievably challenging with PPE, cleaning routines, overtime, and constantly shifting policies and procedures as the COVID-19 science evolves. We know you have faced many uncertainties, frightened patients, personal risk and concerns for your own families. We know.

We know that TBRHSC and its staff community resemble an iceberg. We only see the tip of what is going on, but below the surface and behind the scenes, there is a great deal of very necessary activity. As retired nurses, we know that our jobs caring for the patients were not possible without the contributions of every single employee at TBRHSC.

We know it’s been harder than we can even imagine. We know that you really didn’t have a choice but to face the unknowns of the unexpected pandemic directly.

Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do. We know that you must be tired. Your community and region owe you a great debt for these selfless efforts.

We have been joined in this recognition of TBRHSC employees by a local business. We are especially grateful to them for their generosity during these challenging COVID-19 times.

Thank you to Paulusma’s Greenhouse who have generously donated the plants that have been delivered to cheer up many of your work spaces.

Thank you TBRHSC employees!

With respect, retired nurses,

Alexis Bone, Carol Brunton, Joanne Diakow, Karen McPhail, Laurie Sherrington, Melody McGregor, Patricia Mintenko, and Patti Lee