BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Play is at the heart of this nurse's career with hospitalized children
Delivering Christmas stockings and having water pistol fights are some of the ways Irene Simpson made being in hospital fun.
For Linda, communication starts with seeing through a child's eyes
For 37 years, Linda Buskin has been finding creative ways for children to communicate using a variety of technology and visual and auditory tools.
'Health care is desperate for more tenderness'
After training as a nurse, working for years in health admin, and advocating for her son with Down syndrome, Sue Robins was diagnosed with cancer. In a new book she calls for a return to the art and
Doug Miron's parting challenge: 'How come we're not more innovative?'
From therapist to volunteers director to leadership coach, Doug Miron has a vibrant 32-year history at Holland Bloorview.
'There are a lot of feelings that come up in this work,' rehab doctor says
Dr. Alysha Ladha works with children who are hospitalized at Holland Bloorview after acquiring disabilities through trauma or illness.
As a child, Brendan had many surgeries. Now he helps other kids cope with hospital life
Brendan Prince had surgeries on his spine throughout childhood. Now as a child life specialist at Holland Bloorview, he helps kids cope with hospital life.
BLOOM's November e-letter is here
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Keisha supports teens, in part, by sharing her disability story
Keisha Goberdhan is a youth facilitator in Holland Bloorview's neuromotor clinic. She uses her own experience growing up with a disability to support teens who are getting ready for the adult world.
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Scientist uses drawings to reveal children's perceptions of concussion
Little research has been done on what children know about concussion, whether they've experienced the injury or not. Holland Bloorview PhD candidate Katie Mah used drawings to reveal their perceptions
Amputees in the developing world can't afford prostheses. LegWorks is changing that
A prosthetic knee designed at Holland Bloorview is reaching amputees in the developing world at an affordable price due to an innovative social enterprise.
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