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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.
By Keith McArthurLaura took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to call the neurology clinic.Families of sick children were suppose...
LIGHTS is a Toronto program that brings together families of young adults with intellectual disabilities to help them plan creative housi...
Daniel Scott (above left) coordinates Holland Bloorview's Ronald McDonald playroom. The early childhood educator also runs the hospital's...
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.I'm not a fan of awareness days.I know they're unlikely to prompt us to unearth t...
Julie Drury has written a number of times for BLOOM about raising her daughter Kate, who had a rare mitochondrial disorder. Most recently...
Last week we posted Ho, ho, humbug about how toy shopping can be a difficult time for parents whose children have disabilities.Every year...
By Julie BrocklehurstThere's a natural desire to pass family traditions down to the next generation, and I always thought I would… unti...
Laura Rosen Cohen has a teenaged son with a rare genetic disorder. This is a letter she wrote to her late grandmother, who was and remain...
By Marcy WhiteIt looks good on paper.After a year in hospital with machines helping him breathe and tubes sucking out mucous that clogs h...
Last week I read this post called One Size Does Not Fit All about “shared decision-making” between parents and medical staff in a neo...
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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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