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Retirement marks end of an era at Homewood Sanitarium
Doreen McCarvell, 65, prepares to retire after nearly 29 years as Ontario's last psychiatric nurse at the Homewood Sanitarium. She recalls a career spanning 40 years from stark cells to modern therapies, balancing shift work with family and praising caring over drugs.
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Doreen McCarvell
S.J. Ham
Vista
Manitoba
Guelph, Ontario
Mercury
Homewood Sanitarium
Ontario
McCarvell
Montreal
Brandon
Marino Gazzola
Guelph
Gazzola
Brandon, Manitoba