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.
Kaya Cosgrove, 10, wears metallic pink Doc Martins, loves the vampire romance series Twilight, and wants to be a labour and delivery nurs...
BBC Ouch is a fabulous British blog and podcast dedicated to telling the stories of people with disabilities.I'm listening to this almost...
When her son Jordan was 10 days old, doctors told CherylRunstedler he was going to die. Jordan was born at 24 weeks weighing one-and-a-ha...
Wow! In Scotland patients and families don't pay for hospital parking. According to this fascinating article in the Ottawa Citizen, offic...
A few years ago we ran a post called 'Everytime I see her I feel guilt.' It was about an article in the American Journal of Medical Genet...
"You've got to see this video," a friend of mine messaged me. "It's for that new song Renegades. I had no idea what it was about and it's...
I was in an unusual situation last night while chatting with a small group of people I didn't know.One said she was doing an internship i...
Yesterday I heard a fabulous podcast on The New Family, a Canadian blog by Brandie Weikle that shares unique stories about all the differ...
By Tina Szymczak “I'll never be good enough,” my son Corbin, 12,muttered, over and over again, as he tried to fit his five-foot frame...
Producer and photographer Tanya Workman, right, with Charlene Guenette. Tanya interviewed and took photos of Charlene for The Difference ...
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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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