86-year-old retiring nurse recalls stretcher races, animal crackers and keeping it light for the team

Kathy Skinner says that when she started nursing in the late 1950s, there were few career options for women. At 86, the Wallaceburg resident is retiring after working in Ontario and the U.S., and is taking memories of keeping things light on the job with her.

86-year-old retiring nurse recalls stretcher races, animal crackers and keeping it light for the team
A woman wearing Dora the Explorer scrubs

Kathy Skinner says that when she started nursing in the late 1950s, there were few career options for women. At 86, the Wallaceburg resident is retiring after working in Ontario and the U.S., and is taking memories of keeping things light on the job with her.