BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
'I'm sorry, but your son's surgery has been cancelled.' The words are so unbelievable that at first they hang in the air, like icicles.
In a new Pediatrics study, American parents of children with disabilities said doctors discriminated against their children.
'What these individuals needed was a society where they felt they belonged.'
'I think empathy is one of the most important qualities in a physician.'
'Historically, theatre has had an elitist mindset of who belongs, or what it looks like to be a good patron.'
'If you're a parent to a disabled child the doctor has no time. It's in their bodies, in the way they come in the door, the way they leave.'
It's about reconnecting with 'parts that we've pushed away, forgotten about or avoided.'
Intensive Caring means 'relinquishing the need to fix, along with tolerating clinical ambiguity, accepting and honouring the patient as expert, and trusting in the process.'
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
'If I was high risk in pregnancy, how does that disappear when I get home?'
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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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