BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
A deaf girl writes about the pain and beauty of being different
The 12-year-old protagonist of a new book finds herself alienated from her family, who refuse to use sign language.
Share your mental health story on Bell Let's Talk day
With Bell Let's Talk day coming up Jan. 31, I'm gathering comments from parents that BLOOM can post anonymously on social media that day....
In dark times, reaching out
Our new A Family Like Mine video features a remarkable mother who wants to break the silence around mental illness.Leomina Valderrama has...
A practical guide for parents of disabled children and their doctors
Many of you followed Julie Keon on her blog. Julie just released a revised edition, with new content, of her book What I Would Tell You: ...
Amy Wright, founder of Bitty and Beau's, is CNN's hero of 2017
Two of Amy Wright's children have Down syndrome— Beau, 12, and Bitty, 7. In 2016, Amy opened Bitty and Beau's Coffee Shop in Wilmington...
Talking to kids about weight: What works and what doesn't?
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement on how children with obesity are stigmatized, and how health pr...
A letter to myself
We just finished our first six-week narrative medicine group for parents. The group brought together nine parents for 90 minutes each wee...
A mask doesn't belong in a film about courage to be who you are
I read R. J. Palacio's book Wonder—about a boy called Auggie with a craniofacial condition that elicits stares and fear—back in 2012....
Accepting emotions reduces depression, stress in parents
Mothers of children with autism reported significant drops in depression and stress and improvements in physical health after participati...
Reporting on Illinois group home abuse wins award
Barbara Chyette holds a photo of her brother Lauren Braun, who choked to death on a hamburger on a supervised group home outing in 2014. ...
I feel joy
The following is a found poem created this week in the narrative medicine group for parents at Holland Bloorview. A found poem is like a ...
Pagination
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