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BLOOM media roundup
Happy Monday!Looking for a read that will make you think? Check out the disability and parenting stories we've collected recently. Let us...
'You get the one you're supposed to'
By Kari Wagner-Peck When my husband Ward and I started dating I was 42 years old and he was 29. Yeah, I have a trophy husband. We eventua...
Is newborn euthanasia an answer to parent pain?
I was surprised to see this headline on a CBC The Current story yesterday: Newborns should have the right to die, ethicist says. Can newb...
'You go to places you never thought you could'
Life with children with disabilities and chronic health problems is complicated. It can be traumatic and a source of heartache.But it can...
Finding your voice
Anna Rendell presented a workshop called Me to We on the power of parents finding their voice on social media at the Ontario Association ...
A mother's dream for inclusive, arts-based housing takes shape
A community garden and farmer's market, arts programs, yoga and a café are part of a Toronto housing community Skye Gross (above left) e...
After the fall
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.We're marking the occasion with an interview with Pia Pearce, mom to Kevin Pearce...
Coming up: Interview with Pia Pearce
Next Wednesday is International Day of Persons with Disabilities.We're marking the occasion with an interview with Pia Pearce, mom to Kev...
Sexual violence against our kids: Why isn't it on everyone's radar?
Yesterday I was outraged to read this story about the case of a 9-year-old California girl with an intellectual disability who was sexual...
Why is it so hard?
"Let me get this straight," my chiropractor said."You've had this pain in your neck and shoulders for 28 years, but you've only got $250 ...
Pagination
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