Happy Thanksgiving! VOLUME 25, NUMBER 6, OCTOBER 2016
Being Grateful Published by Oncore Seniors Society: A non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of seniors. Visit: connectornews.ca
OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Changing seasons The Treasured Chests raise
Oncore Keith Bonnah General Manager, Programs & Services A curious thing happened to me on my birthday this year; for some reason, and I am assuming it was coincidental, all of the cards I received from my friends and family had a fall theme. This would largely have gone unnoticed, except for the fact that people usually send me funny, not serious, greetings. Reaching 56, and now having turned the corner towards 60, I wonder if there was supposed to be a subtle message for me. Are people trying to say that I have now reached the autumn of my life, and that it is time to start
reaping the harvest and taking stock and what have you! Well, I do love fall, but for me, fall has always been a time for renewal: the start of a new school year, getting excited about the upcoming ski season and embracing the cooler weather and being able to spend more time outdoors. Fall, for me, means setting goals and looking forward to what lies ahead, and this fall shall be no different! Yes, the days are getting shorter, and the snow is starting to collect around the temples, but with it comes new opportunities, new challenges, new friends, colleagues and neighbours and a seasoned perspective that allows me to appreciate all that this time of year and life has to offer. And so on that note, we here at Oncore would like to wish all of our readers a happy fall season and let you know that we are here to help through all of life’s changing seasons.
awareness for breast cancer By Veronica Kos
The B.C. Nurses Union has always been passionate about involvement in their community and raising awareness for different causes. One cause particularly close to their hearts is the CIBC Run for the Cure, as many team members have personal stories on how breast cancer has affected their lives. Debra Moorhouse and her team, “The Treasured Chests,” here in Kamloops, have been running in the annual five-kilometre race for several years, raising Submitted photo funds for vital research Team members of the Treasured Chests during the 2015 CIBC Run for the Cure. and education. Team captain Moorhouse nurse for 28 years. North Okanagan region of the is a breast cancer survivor. Born in Dauphin, Man., she B.C. Nurses Union, Moorhouse Having been diagnosed in 2013, moved to Kamloops in 1988 after participates in the run to she had a partial mastectomy and graduating to pursue her career. encourage women to have annual underwent radiation. Today Quewezance is the chair mammograms as early detection With early detection, Moorhouse can save lives — just like it did of the Thompson North Okanagan was able to get the necessary region of the B.C. Nurses Union. for her. treatment she required quickly Team member Tracy and has been cancer-free since. Quewezance has been a registered An executive at the Thompson See "Devoted participants" page 14
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