We Are IH: Salmon Arm services clerk proud to work in health care

In her spare time, you’ll likely find Shelby enjoying all kinds of outdoor activities: hiking, snowshoeing, paddleboarding, camping – pretty much anything in nature. Living in an “outdoor paradise,” she’s very intentional about enjoying her surroundings as often as possible.

With every new season, Shelby looks forward to a whole host of brand new adventures. Often, she’s accompanied by her partner and her pet, a very special rescue cat.

“Mittens follows me around like a puppy. The best part is – he has thumbs! So when he stands up, his paws create little hearts with how they are naturally shaped. Because of his unusual feet, he has a different number of toes on each paw. Pets really do make every day a little better.”

When it comes to her career, Shelby has had many proud moments.

“The thing I am most proud of is being a health-care worker over the last three years. It has been a crazy few years; ‘unprecedented’ almost feels cliché now. Knowing I have been able to help and really make a difference in a time of challenges and uncertainty, has made me really proud of my career choice.”

Shelby truly values her team of colleagues.

“I would love to throw a shout out to all my co-workers in Interior Health who have been showing up every day and being wonderful at what they do. I think if we take anything with us from the past few years, it should be the wisdom of what we have learned, and to always have patience and be kind.”

Shelby nominates Robyn Boudreau, physiotherapist at SLGH, to keep We Are IH going:

“Robyn Boudreau is a wonderful physiotherapist. She is very kind and caring and has a wonderful presence about her. Robyn is amazing at her job and is loved by her patients. She takes on all challenges with her patient’s best interest in mind. She is very much a team player and it is a blast getting to work with her!” - Shelby Henry

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