Retired RN Lois Gilmour recently came out of retirement to help vaccinate her community. Gilmour graduated from the Royal Victoria School of Nursing at Georgian College in 1979. She retired in 2018, after working for 18 years at Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital. Gilmour decided to return to her profession and is now administering COVID-19 vaccines in a Barrie immunization clinic. She says that being part of the vaccination efforts has been one of the biggest honours of her career. However, she notes that being a nurse during this pandemic hasn’t been easy. “Right now, the challenge is keeping my head above water. You’re always worried if you are taking home the virus to your family. There is a lot that weighs on your head.” (MidlandToday.ca, May 31)