Donna Thomson is a caregiver, author and educator. She is the mother of two grown children, one who has severe cerebral palsy and medical complexity. Donna also helped care for her mother who lived with dementia and her step-father who had Parkinson's Disease. Donna is the co-author (with Dr. Zachary White) 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. Donna is also a co-designer and co-instructor of The Family Engagement in Research Program and she facilitates the Caregiving Essentials Course, all at McMaster University.