Erin Wiebe (co-chair)
Erin Wiebe (co-chair)
Erin Wiebe has been part of the LAH Community Partner Committee for several years and is grateful for the opportunity to continue learning and sharing knowledge with others.
She grew up in small towns in BC’s Interior and Kootenays. Erin has two amazing young adult children who have autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and have faced complex medical conditions since birth, requiring frequent care at BC Children’s Hospital. She also has four stepchildren and five grandchildren.
Erin has lived with severe asthma since childhood, which has become more difficult to manage over the years. She was diagnosed with exercise-induced asthma at 12, has experienced recurrent pneumonia since age 15, and now lives with long COVID. Support from the PHSA Long COVID Clinic has helped her manage symptoms by staying within her “energy envelope,” a concept she finds useful across many chronic conditions.
Erin enjoys photography, boating, birding, and painting in her spare time. Professionally, Erin works as a senior child and youth care worker supporting children with severe disabilities in a 24/7 care setting. She finds the work deeply rewarding. Her past roles include working in a hospital lab and running a licensed in-home daycare.