Ms. Donna Thomson, the parent of two adult children, one with severe disabilities, shares some of the insights she has gained after 28 years of caregiving and parenting. She reads her Humanities article, published in CMAJ, called "On becoming a full partner in care." The article is an abbreviated version of a lecture she presented at the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine annual meeting in September 2016.Full article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.161284-----------------------------------For more stories like this one, get your copy of CMAJ’s Encounters Book. This anthology of prose and poetry of some 100 Canadian authors including Drs. David Goldbloom, Shane Neilson, Allan Peterkin and Monica Kidd, has been specially curated and includes a study guide. https://shop.cma.ca/products/encounters-----------------------------------To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.

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Encounters — Parenting a child with severe medical complexities