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Stories are 'clearings' that unite patient, clinician
Ina Buenos Aires hospital, pediatricians carryan unlikely medical tool:a transparent umbrelladecorated with stripsof multi-coloured chiff...
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Please check out the fall issue of BLOOM.I'm sharing my editorial below, which is about an amazing opportunity to donate to BLOOM and see...
Hope that high-fat diet will tame a little girl's seizures
By Stephanie LyItwas a sunny and glorious Muskoka morning when our daughter, Pepper,had her first seizure. It wasn't the first time I'd s...
Joy and grief: The dance
By D. Christine BrownThree years ago today our son Lucas's high fever and subsequent seizures sent us by ambulance to hospital where he s...
Furniture that fits every child
By Megan JonesDespite the many sights in New York, it was children's furniture that stopped Jason Nolan in his tracks. While walking the ...
'This is a love story'
The Fall: A Father's Memoir in 424 Steps is a book that will intrigue, delight and surprise you. Written by Brazilian author Diogo Mainar...
Prepare your child to take on the world
Giving a child the words and confidence to describe disability at a young age is important. That's why Grade 1 students at the Bloorview ...
Free to move, free to learn
For three months researcher Coralee McLaren watched 20 kindergarten children play in the Bloorview School—some with disabilities and so...
In the community, but alone
By Liz LewisWhatdoes it mean to be part of a community? To recognize oneself and be recognizedas a member of a social group, neighbourhoo...
What is 'progress' in prenatal testing?
Yesterday I was contacted by a researcher at Duke University who wanted to interview me about a new blood test that can detect micro-dele...
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