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In complex care, 'no two children are the same'
'Our families have been through a trauma. What their needs look like afterwards vary significantly.'
A son's disability gives this dad a deadline for adventure
Yesterday I heard a fabulous podcast on The New Family, a Canadian blog by Brandie Weikle that shares unique stories about all the differ...
Mapping out the future, with a little help from my friends
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...
A face is only part of the story
Producer and photographer Tanya Workman, right, with Charlene Guenette. Tanya interviewed and took photos of Charlene for The Difference ...
Why are we at 'war' with cancer and disability?
I heard a fascinating interview with science writer Alanna Mitchell on CBC Radio's The Sunday Edition with Michael Enrighta few weeks ago...
My dad was disabled, and cooler than most
Earlier this month Bill Peace, a visiting professor at Syracuse University, disability advocate and author of the blog Bad Cripple, poste...
BLOOM media roundup
Looking for a read or video that will make you think? Check out these disability, health and parenting stories we've collected recently. ...
Christmas cards flood in for hospitalized girl
Here's a heartwarming storyabout Holland Bloorview inpatient Evelynn Nichols, 9, from Kathy Gravel, social worker on our brain injury uni...
Making a tree is as fun as buying one, and more kid-friendly
Susan Cosgrove's two-year-old son has autism and isn't ready for a real Christmas tree this year. "It was a safety issue as far as him pu...
Putting autism risks in context
Sigh.It's too bad this illustration that ran with a piece in theNew York Times' Motherlode column about antidepressant use duringpregnanc...
NHS failed to probe unexpected deaths in disabled patients
Earlier this year I hung up the phone with Sara Ryan, mom to Connor Sparrowhawk (above right) an 18-year-old with autism and an intellect...
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