Caregiver Stories:
Learning From Each Other
Dr. Yvette Lu, a family physician, visits caregivers across Canada to learn about their lives and the challenges that they face. Then, working with each individual caregiver, she helps them find practical solutions and implement changes to improve their lives. From a journey up a mountain to a field of goats, join Dr. Lu as she meets these inspiring caregivers and journeys with them to new frontiers.
Lifelong Partners
Dr. Lu meets Tom, who cares for his wife Sarah and is struggling to cope. Sarah has multiple sclerosis and requires a power wheelchair due to limited mobility. Dr. Lu introduces Tom to flotation therapy to help him relax. She also explores with them what happens to marital relationships when one person becomes a caregiver for the other, and takes Tom and Sarah to the top of a mountain in Squamish, BC to find solutions.
Season 1 Episode 1 - Original Air Date: 11/09/17