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Star-studded 'Serenade' benefits Beverley School families
By Julie M. GreenWhatdoes indie music have to do with children with special needs? Toronto singer/songwriter HaydenDesser and his wife Ch...
'There is something magical about this place'
Stephen Dustan is a 23-year-old rehab services student doing a placement at Holland Bloorview. He works with life-skills coach Sarah Keen...
Two BLOOM folks come to town
I met this amazing woman Helen Hoens (left) on Wednesday night. A year ago she stepped down as New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice, sa...
Pinpoints of light
In The Boy in the Moon, author Ian Brown uses the term 'pinpoints of light' to describe how moments of grace and love could relieve the d...
Research neglects alarming obesity rates in disabled children
Childrenwith disabilities are two to four times more likely to be overweight,and two to four times less likely to be physically active, t...
BLOOM media roundup
Looking for a great read? Check out the disability and parenting stories we've collected in the last week. Let us know if we missed a goo...
What do you think about 'slow code?'
Here Dr. Brian Goldman describes a "slow code" or "Hollywood code," when doctors are slow to respond to a "code blue" that signals a pati...
An artist is born
By Kevin VieiraWhether sitting at the piano, strumming a guitar or drumming with whatever he can get his hands on, my son Joseph (above) ...
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