Due to scheduled maintenance on the hospital’s telephone system, inbound calls to the main hospital number will be impacted on Friday, Feb. 13, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. For urgent needs during this time, please call the emergency backup line: 416-467-7111.
BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Young adults with conditions like cerebral palsy have longer, more costly hospital stays and are more likely to be readmitted within a month, a new Ontario study finds.
A prenatal diagnosis leads to an online narrative about a child. This dad says the internet got his daughter's story wrong.
We take a high-level look at the new NIH Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research from 2026 to 2030.
Read our new stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shoutouts to people making the world more inclusive.
As part of Ontario's Nursing Graduate Guarantee program, Hailey Ciordas was mentored by a seasoned nurse here.
Stephanie Lurch is one of the few Black physiotherapists in Canada working as a clinician, educator and scholar. Her focus is health equity.
A new framework for tracking well-being in families was based on a survey of over 300 American parents and family caregivers.
Only 20 per cent of autism cases are caused by a known gene change. 'There are a whole lot of autistic kids for whom we have not identified one of these large-effect genetic changes.'
'The very idea that there is something so wrong with your body that we must do violent things to it to make it okay made me feel that my body was bad.'
'This film reminded me that healing and growth happen when we stop hiding parts of ourselves and let others in.'
An essay about parenting a medically complex child has won the 2025 CBC Nonfiction Prize. Its theme of feeling invisible is mirrored in an earlier BLOOM post called The Invisible Mom.
Disclaimer
Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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