BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
'It's like the only thing I'm allowed to be is strong'
A study that found suicidal thoughts common in parents of disabled children has been the most read BLOOM story since it was published in August 2024, reaching over 6,100 people.
Bringing care as close as your phone
Holland Bloorview families who live a distance from the hospital are benefiting from convenient virtual visits with clinicians.
What's wrong with this picture?
When Jillian Peters learned her mom had to come with her Grade 6 class on a two-night trip, she didn't want to go. "She didn't want to be different than everyone else," says her mother Cheryl. We look
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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.
Around the world, brothers and sisters are no longer an afterthought in a disabled child's care
Anjet van Dijken advises the Dutch government and researchers on how to support siblings of children with disabilities. She came to visit Holland Bloorview to learn how we made brothers and sisters an
Clinicians ask moms to co-design an education workshop on parenting a child with brain injury
Rebecca DiManno's life was turned upside down when her son suffered a stroke at a track and field event. Now she's sharing her experience to educate other families whose children have acquired brain
'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.
Salina's team teaches Ontario doctors to diagnose, and manage, autism
Salina Eldon began her career assessing children with autism to develop tailored teaching programs. She now manages a virtual clinic where Ontario doctors and nurse practitioners learn how to diagnose
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