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'I want a job where I play with toys and make kids feel awesome'
Lisa Kakonge is a speech-language pathologist with Holland Bloorview's brain injury program. She did her training in Albany, New York, but always planned on coming back to Toronto, and had her eye on
Why parents get hooked on 'normal'
On Friday I did a narrative workshop with developmental pediatrician and psychology fellows at Holland Bloorview.
Listening to a band or hosting a tea party makes therapy more fun
Carling Robertson (right) is an occupational therapist assistant at Holland Bloorview. She works with children with brain injury and youth preparing for employment. After doing an undergraduate degree
'The biggest thing is just... the joy'
We're excited to share our new A Family Like Mine video! This one features Joanne Downing and her husband Mark, and their children Katherine, Matthew and Andrew.
In Baby and Me, parents craft a lullaby for hospitalized infant
When a child is born premature or with serious medical problems, parents’ plans go out the window.
Sharing work 'wounds' helps nurses prioritize their own self-care
A six week narrative group for inpatient nurses at Holland Bloorview increased nurses' empathy for their own emotional reactions to working with children after painful bone surgeries or life changing
When Bay Luu isn't caring for her grandson, she's exercising
On Friday I looked out my window at Holland Bloorview and saw Bay Luu, 73, pushing her grandson Nicholas, 17, in a wheelchair. A little l...
See what a world without stigma looks like
Check out part two of Holland Bloorview's Dear Everybody campaign, which launches today.
Storytelling bonds nurses in ways that improve care
A six week narrative group for inpatient nurses at Holland Bloorview increased nurses' empathy for each other by unmasking their common vulnerability, according to a study published in The Journal of
After deep brain stimulation, 'I can't be happier'
We recently heard from former Bloorview School student Osmond Shen, who wanted to share his experience with deep brain stimulation to treat involuntary movements caused by cerebral palsy.
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