Historical Account of Marnie Isbister's Life and Challenges

community · Denman Island and Burnaby care home

An article recounts the life story of Marnie Isbister, a deaf woman from Denman Island who was institutionalized at age six in 1939, her advocacy for her brother, and her later volunteer work with the deaf and blind community. She was moved to a care home during COVID-19 where communication is difficult due to lack of sign language knowledge.

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• “In September of 1939, six-year-old Marnie Isbister began a journey... Last year, Percy died and a few weeks before the COVID-19 isolation regulations, Marnie was moved to a care home in Burnaby. No one at the home knows sign language.” — The Islands Grapevine – June 18th, 2020 (June 18th, 2020)

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