If you are #caregiver, join me on Sept. 16 t 7-8pm EDT for the 2025/26 inaugural @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social #CaregivingEssentials #webinar! Special guest is Dr. Adriana Shnall, Program Director of Caregiving Innovation at the Koschinsky Centre, Baycrest in Toronto. zoom.us/webinar/regi...

My sister the Montreal based artist Karen Thomson has a new solo show opening soon at the Mira Godard Gallery in Toronto. Opening September 13, artist will be present. #art #landscape www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0bu...

US pediatric group breaks with federal policy, recommends COVID vaccines for young children… www.reuters.com/business/hea...

#Medicaid #disability #independence #homecare www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/m...

Important reading for #Canadian #caregiver friends and anyone concerned with #disability Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence I am a subscriber so this is a gifted article. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7e8bc4a...

Here's a breakdown for #caregivers about what's involved in #clinicaltrials #research for #Alzheimers and #Parkinsons. TY Dr. Anthony Ciabarra! #TheCaregiversLivingRoom www.donnathomson.com/2025/08/what...

Interesting concept here about #careprivilege #caregiving #women time.com/7306896/wome...

Here's a blog post about a fabulous new #book for #caregivers, The AARP Caregiver Answer Book. I highly recommend it! www.donnathomson.com/2025/07/the-...

For stateside #caregivers 🫂 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/w...

What a fun and fascinating conversation I had with #playwright Brad Fraser about #caregiving in the #LGBTQ community. His stories are AMAZING and so poignant. #CaregivingEssentials @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Lp...

Listen to my fascinating conversation with playwright @Brad Fraser about #caregiving in the #lgbtq community and writing award winning plays about #care. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7Lp...

Congrats to Dr. Grant Bruno for being profiled in today's Globe as an exciting young researcher to watch! Grant is a champion for indigenous communities & children who are on the autism spectrum. We are advisors at Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Insightful reflection on using the #arts as #respite in #caregiving. www.caregiversupportservices.com/the-art-of-l...

The same argument could be made for #caregiving generally. Without support, people are saying no to having children and going bankrupt caring for aging parents. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/w...

The same argument could be made for #caregiving. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/w...

This is such a wonderful film. Thank you @npr.org for telling our #caregiver stories. www.npr.org/2025/06/20/n...

Krista Carr, Exec. Dir. of @inclusioncanada.bsky.social gave a truly inspiring address to the UN. #Disability #inclusion youtu.be/Ll1yr_0RPPU?...

A (gifted) beautiful reflection on living and #dying well from the @nytimes.com #palliativecare www.nytimes.com/2025/06/01/o...

#Theatre and #caregiving friends - please join me and Brad Fraser for a rich #webinar conversation about #caregiving in the #gaycommunity and of course how care can sometimes lead to plays. #PrideMonth2025 zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This is so good! 5 Tips for Sharing Feedback in Youth-Researcher Partnerships open.substack.com/pub/familyen... #Research #Youth #Engagement @ferprogram.bsky.social

Ugh. Tough times are going to get a lot tougher for #caregivers in the USA. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

"I'll Remember, Poppy" is a lovely and acclaimed #book about love and #dementia in the family, written from a child's perspective. Available from all major booksellers.

Attention all fellow parents of children with #disabilities, please read this. It is searing, poignant and absolutely true. Thank you to @archiebland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Attention #researchers and #family caregiver research partners - check out this fabulous learning opportunity! Always free for families. Apply now! I highly recommend it (but I might be biased because I co-founded the program 😀)

New #research on the #caregiving crisis in the USA, state by state. If families fall apart, all is lost. This is a five alarm fire. www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...

A beautiful short video on #caregiver personal transformation. Based on my and Dr. Zachary White's book, The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation of Loved One to Caregiver #StoriesForCaregivers www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRlO...

Delighted to share publication of a new co-authored paper on balancing paid and unpaid #support in the lives of #disabled adults in Canada onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Hear! Hear! A clarion call for a values-based approach to dignity in #dying. #PalliativeCare www.nytimes.com/2025/05/11/o...

A little piece I wrote a few years about The Good Enough Mother/Daughter/Caregiver - it still resonates today. Happy #MothersDay everyone! www.donnathomson.com/2014/01/the-...

Here's a roundup of what's in the #NationalCaregiverStrategy from @cdncaregiving.bsky.social #Canada #caregiving from the webinar series #CaregivingEssentials @mcmasteruniversity.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRFE...

Wise and true reflections here about facing #fear as a #cancer #patient. Same goes for other diseases and #caregivers too. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/26/w...

Very thoughtful reflection. #autism Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/o...

It was a real pleasure speaking with @lisatschudi.bsky.social about the right balance of paid and unpaid support for families giving #care to a family member with #disabilities podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... #research

"There's just a lot of reason…for fear of what aging is going to look like in this country," said Jorwic. "Not just with the tariffs − with the DOGE cuts at Social Security. [Older] adults and… family caregivers… are already strapped and stressed providing care." www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

Health care's taking a backseat in this election. That's a missed opportunity, expert says. Health policy scholar Colleen Flood says Canadian voters should put party leaders’ 'feet to the fire,' by @warrenjennifer.bsky.social www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... via @cbcnews.ca @casinoshiftmd.bsky.social

Pierre Poilievre, leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, has pledged to “end the imposition of woke ideology in the allocation of federal funds for university research” should his party win the Canadian federal election on 28 April. scim.ag/3EcXKCO

Excellent advice on how to #listen deeply. #Teams #communication www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/7e8bc4a...

Let's make support for #caregivers a key policy linked to economic wellbeing in the #Canadian #election2025! @cdncaregiving.bsky.social Let's make #caregiving a public policy issue in our #election2025! Heather Aldersey Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence theconversation.com/governments-...

Oh yeah!!! Ask Family #Caregivers How to Save Money and Create Efficiencies open.substack.com/pub/denisebr...

Want to be a #disability and #caregiving go-to media expert backed by #research? Here's how. I'm the 2nd speaker talking abt how to get published in the mainstream press. www.child-bright.ca/event-listin...

#Canada is in the middle of an #election2025 and #caregiving is on the ballot! Learn all about what this means for all of us. #CareEconomy #CareSecurity #CareInfrastucture @cdncaregiving.bsky.social #NtlCaregivingStrategy zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Happy to say that my blog The Caregivers' Living Room at www.donnathomson.com is #10 in @Feedspot Top 60 #Aging Blogs. bloggers.feedspot.com/aging_blogs/...

I'm proud to have authored a chapter in this impt new book about #mothering children with lifelong #care needs related to #disability. Edited by friends and colleagues @DrKingaPozniak and @DrGenevieveCurry demeterpress.org/books/from-m...

#Canadian #Caregivers listen up! We are in pre-election mode and we can make #caregiving a public #policy issue to ensure family wellbeing in the face of #tariff threats to our #economy #careeconomy. @cdncaregiving.bsky.social Join me in a free #webinar April 7 at noon EDT zoom.us/webinar/regi...

@nytimes.com reporting (finally) on the reasons that Canadians are angry and fearful right now. Spoiler, it's not just tariffs, not by a long shot. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/w...

The risk to patients seen by #palliative and especially those followed by #PedPC is nearly incalculable.

Here's a great idea - #geriatric #massage #training for front line #healthcare workers. Comes with certificate AND it's online. Good for care receivers and family #caregivers. canadianlifecarelearning.com/mind/

New #immigration stream in #Canada for #healthworkers www.canada.ca/en/immigrati...