Donna Thomson

Donna Thomson is a caregiver, author, and activist. She is the mother of two grown children, one who has severe cerebral palsy and medical complexity. Donna is the co-author (with Dr. Zachary White) of The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One to Caregiver (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019) and author of The Four Walls of My Freedom: Lessons I’ve Learned From a Life of Caregiving (McArthur and Co., 2010 and The House of Anansi Press, 2014). She blogs regularly at The Caregivers’ Living Room. Donna is the past Vice-Chair and board director of Kids Brain Health Network and is a leader and instructor in family engagement in health research. She is a co-designer and co-instructor of the Family Engagement in Research Course and the facilitator of the Caregiving Essentials Course, both at McMaster University.