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.
Yesterday a dad came to visit me.His name is Syed Haider and his daughter Zahra, 5, has pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration ...
A very wiseperson—Julie Keon, who wrote What I would Tell You: One Mother's Adventure with Medical Fragility—told me that youcan't gr...
In 2006, Holland Bloorview broke the institutional mould when it opened the doors of an extraordinary building that would operate as a ch...
Lorrine Peruzzo anticipated the daily unpacking and packing of special dressings in her daughter Katie's pressure sores with dread.Katie,...
This morning I saw Nydia Langill swim in the Parapan Am Games. This is a photo of Nydia (in black swimsuit closest to front) from an earl...
A recent piece in Business Insider features this photo of a girl born without a hand who gets a new pink bionic one thanks to 3D printing...
When my son was about two-and-a-half, I called a family support line at Holland Bloorview and the kind voice at the end of the line was J...
Editor's note: No, this piece is not related to my Facebook post about my "bad day" today. It happened a few days ago. But I couldn't get...
Maayan Ziv found her life passion by accident. After landing in New York on a high school trip, her power wheelchair broke down.She could...
This is the Hungarian mom who was frustrated because her child with disability couldn't play with his siblings and peers at the playgroun...
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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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