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“Be kind. Be calm. Be safe.” A new book by Dr. Bonnie Henry and her sister Lynn Henry captures the story and the worldview behind the galvanizing words that became a mantra for B.C.’s response to the pandemic.
The first rumours of a strange respiratory ailment in Wuhan, China, began to trickle into Dr. Bonnie Henry’s office in B.C. in the waning days of 2019. Only weeks later, the whole world was transformed and Henry’s enjoinder to be kind, be calm, and be safe became a beacon not only for British Columbians but for many across Canada. On March 12, 2020, just as COVID-19 revealed itself as a pandemic, Henry’s sister, Lynn, arrived in B.C. for a long-planned visit. For the next four weeks, Lynn Henry had insight into her sister’s daily life. In their book, she combines her observations and knowledge of the provincial health officer’s personal and professional background which includes her key role in fighting SARS in Toronto in 2003 and Ebola in Ug
Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe: Excerpt from the new book by Dr Bonnie Henry and Lynn Henry
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by Charlie Smith on December 21st, 2020 at 10:15 AM 1 of 2 2 of 2
Last week, the Straightreported that B.C. s provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry, has cowritten a book with her sister, Lynn Henry, that will come out in March.
This news generated a heated debate over social media between her admirers and her detractors. Some alleged that Dr. Henry was profiting from her work as a public servant while others expressed an intense desire to read her story.
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Be Kind, Be Calm, Be Safe: Four Weeks That Shaped a Pandemic also grated on some because they felt that it overlooked the horrific second wave of the disease in B.C., which has taken hundreds of lives.