Full-Time Caregiver and Mother: How Jean Ellison Balances Two Essential Roles

How do you honour both yourself and your family member when giving full-time care? In this episode, Jean Ellison speaks about her experience as a full-time caregiver to her daughter, Brooke, whose story of life as a ventilator-dependent quadriplegic is well-known and inspirational.

For more than 30 years, Jean Ellison has balanced the roles of full-time caregiver and mother. While it was always clear to Jean that Brooke would live at home and not in a care facility, accepting her new reality and career trajectory was not a simple process. Jean strives to find happiness and laughter in every day, treating each one as a clean slate for both herself and her daughter.

Get a glimpse into Jean’s challenging and heartening experience:

• What it was like to be trained and tested to care for her own daughter
• Who she has become despite an unforeseeable change in her life’s direction
• Where she finds the middle ground between home care and motherly compassion
• How hope and acceptance can combine to create a fulfilling life despite the obstacles.

Resources: 

• https://www.brookeellison.com/
• Family Caregivers of BC Caregiver Support Line: 1-877-520-3267 (Monday through Friday 8:30am to 4pm PT)

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