BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Could special-needs parenting 'stress' be good?
There's been so much research recently about how chronic stress puts parents of kids with disabilities at greater risk of physical and me...
Sisters: 'Look at me, I'm disabled too!'
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...
How to rock Miami Beach in a power wheelchair
In February, Maria Tassou did something she'd never done before. She flew to Miami Beach with a friend to hang out at the ocean. Maria, w...
How a disability ramp made one little girl's day
Yesterday on the Danforth I saw a toddler with mini ponytails sprouting out of her head. She looked like she'd just learned to walk. She ...
What does a 'blind' photographer see?
When Mark Nicol was a kid he picked up his dad's camera a couple of times but was frustrated because he couldn't see through the viewfind...
Could surgeons benefit from a coach like athletes do?
I just read a fascinating review of the new book Do No Harm, a memoir by one of Britain's top neurosurgeons Dr. Henry Marsh. New York Tim...
How to keep climbing with a medically complex child
By Jade BiesingerMy name is Jade and I live in England at the other side of the “pond” with my husband and four lovely children. Heni...
A reading from author Julie Keon
Here's author Julie Keon reading from her new book What I Would Tell You: One Mother's Adventure with Medical Fragility about raising her...
BLOOM media roundup
Here are some recent stories related to disability, parenting and health. If we missed a good one, please post in the comments. Thanks!A ...
What Barbara Turnbull said about rehab and grief
In 1983 Barbara Turnbull was shot during a robbery at a convenience store where she was working a night-shift as a Grade 13 student. Last...
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