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Caring for the Caregiver


Even though she was deeply grateful for her family’s support through her health battles over the years, Jessica didn’t expect to walk away from a Crohn’s and Colitis Canada education event last year with such compassion and respect for the role of caregivers.


Psychologist Dr. Chelsea Sherrington helped Jessica and others at the event better understand the caregiver experience.


“As unknown and unpredictable as the disease is for the patient, it is just as much unknown and unpredictable for the family or caregiver. Caregivers go through, broadly speaking, the same ups and downs that the patients go through.” – Dr. Chelsea Sherrington





I think my mom had a hard time talking to my sister and me about her experience [as a caregiver] because ultimately she wanted to protect us. If she couldn’t protect us from this disease, then she was surely going to protect us from the added stress of worrying about her. – Jessica





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