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'I love watching kids grow and develop and change with rehab'
Randy Dindial has been a registered practical nurse at Holland Bloorview for 17 years. He works with children hospitalized with brain injury following trauma or illness, often for many months.
In a world ruled by 'normal,' no one is free to be who they are
In a new book, author Jonathan Mooney argues that we must stop striving for sameness and accept that differences are an essential part of being human.
'Foolishness' is a critical part of rehab
The foolishness of clowns, their vulnerability and willingness to fail, produces 'joy without demands' in hospitalized children, write the Holland Bloorview authors of a new Journal of Medical
Spiral Garden means freedom, creativity and time together
Spiral garden is a one-of-a-kind camp. And so are these brothers.
'I open up a world for kids to be able to participate in'
Meet Laurel Robinson, a speech-language pathologist at Holland Bloorview who helps kids who don't speak find other ways to communicate.
When a child has 24-7 needs, mothers bear the costs
As the mom of a son who had severe asthma and a life-threatening immune condition, Sheila Jennings learned firsthand that it was impossible to work outside the home and tend to her child with complex
'Our nursery programs are a model for social change'
This early childhood educator at Holland Bloorview went to China to share our vision of nursery school inclusion with educators from 80 countries.
Nick turns to teens to help raise reporting of concussions
Nick Reed is an occupational therapist who joined Holland Bloorview as a research associate. In almost six short years, he's become a sen...
When parent hopes and rehab truths clash
Sarah Davidson is an occupational therapist at Holland Bloorview. For 14 years she's worked with children with complex medical needs who ...
New parent sleeper chairs make hospital stays more restful
Holland Bloorview family leader Lies Ferriman was one of a group of parents who tested out the chairs, which pull into beds, at the facto...
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