Encounters — A mom with Crohn disease is heartbroken to see history repeating itself

In this narrative, Ms. Shannon Cushman shares the emotional journey of watching her daughter be diagnosed with Crohn disease, an illness she was all too familiar with. Shannon Cushman is a mom and finance professional who lives in Strathroy, Ontario. She wrote a Humanities Encounters article published in CMAJ called "From patient to parent: a dual-generation journey." To read the article: www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.190524 Podcast transcript: //www.cmaj.ca/transcript-190524 ----------------------------------- Music: Friday Morning, Kevin MacLeod, YouTube audio library ----------------------------------- 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. shop.cma.ca/products/encounters ----------------------------------- Subscribe 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.