Photo: Kelly Carson
A Canadian woman has opened up about completing the Camino de Santiago in Spain, 30 years after being diagnosed with a chronic autoimmune disorder called myasthenia gravis. Kelly Carson, who lives in Pemberton, B.C., has battled the condition since she was 35. “I was in a wheelchair. I couldn’t walk,” said Carson. “I couldn’t dress myself. I couldn’t talk.” Carson’s journey started in Vancouver when she trained with the Canadian Pilgrims Association. “Every Sunday, they organize a walk. Twice a year, they walk from Downtown Vancouver to the airport. You get the stamps along the way." Like many others, Carson found great healing along The Way of Saint James. “I held resentment,” she said. “A lot of that got resolved on the Camino. When you’re by yourself walking, you do a lot of thinking.”
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