Janis was the Program Coordinator of St. Ann's Garden Club at Providence Farm for 8 years, developing and implementing the horticultural therapy program for seniors, in conjunction with Duncan Mental Health's Seniors Outreach Team (SORT). She liaisoned with Continuing Care, SORT, and family members in supporting seniors through their mental health issues, and in doing so, provided respite for caregivers as well.
Janis was born in Indiana and raised in Ohio. She moved to Vancouver Island in 1993, and left for Maui in 2003, returning to the Cowichan Valley to complete her Canadian citizenship and to be back among her friends.
She has been a member of the Cowichan Outdoor Group for 16 years, and in 1999, started the offshoot light hiking group of COG. Janis is actively pursuing her Healing Touch
certification, an energy-based therapy.
"I feel blessed to be able to share in peoples' lives as they go through their caregiving experiences; I'm always impressed with how resilient caregivers are and how supportive they are of each other at our meetings." |
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