Hope retired in 2014 after she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
Her decline in health was rapid and she now lives in a nursing home, unable to recognize many of her family members.
Hope is being recognized for her tireless work for charities, which included Variety Club for BCTV for more than 20 years, the Courage To Come Back Group, and the Down syndrome Foundation. “For me, I just want to be a great example for young Canadians that they themselves can follow into my footsteps,” Bailey said when reached ahead of the announcement in Vancouver.
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