Chronic illness brings losses for both patients and caregivers. These losses are often invisible to others but felt deeply by those who live with them. This presentation will explore the often-overlooked experience of grief and loss in chronic kidney disease, including the loss of health, physical autonomy, certainty, roles, and daily routines. Through a compassionate and practical lens, attendees will gain insight into how grief can emerge during the illness journey and how a meaningful and rich life can still be lived.
Register by emailing peersupport@kidney.ca or call 1.866.390.7337
About our Guest Speaker:
Jennifer Mackenzie, MSW, RSW, is a Clinical Lead with Alberta Kidney Care South and a Registered Social Worker with 20 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through complex life challenges. Her healthcare career has spanned Intensive Care, Emergency, Acute Care, and Kidney Care, where she has supported individuals and their loved ones living with chronic and life-threatening conditions. Jennifer's areas of expertise include grief and loss, adjustment to illness, caregiver stress, and relationship challenges associated with health-related changes. She is passionate about strengths-based, person-centered practice and helping people navigate change, build resilience, and enhance well-being.
