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About Me
Donna is a caregiver, author, educator, and speaker. She previously served as the vice chairperson and board director of Kids Brain Health Network, and she is currently a co-designer and co-instructor of the Family Engagement in Research Course and the Facilitator of the Caregiving Essentials Course at McMaster University. She is also a board member of the National accessArts Centre and the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence.
Her awards include the Frank Gavin Patient Engagement Leadership Award from the CHILD-BRIGHT SPOR and the Award of Educational Innovator from McMaster University. She is the co-author of “The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One to Caregiver” and author of “The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving.” She blogs regularly at The Caregivers’ Living Room.
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