We Are IH: Occupational therapist handles challenges creatively

October 12, 2023
Gillian enjoys some sunshine during a walk in the North Okanagan

Name: Gillian Gabelhei (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Years of Service:  11
Worksite:  Brookhaven Care Centre
Community:  Kelowna
Ancestral Territory: Syilx
Favourite Quote / Advice to live by: Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. – Saint Francis de Sales

Apart from a couple of years at university in Edmonton, occupational therapist (OT), Gillian Gabelhei has lived in Kelowna ever since moving to Canada from her birthplace in Durban, South Africa. She describes herself as easygoing, patient, practical and open-minded.

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