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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Many of you followed Julie Keon on her blog. Julie just released a revised edition, with new content, of her book What I Would Tell You: ...
Two of Amy Wright's children have Down syndrome— Beau, 12, and Bitty, 7. In 2016, Amy opened Bitty and Beau's Coffee Shop in Wilmington...
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics released a policy statement on how children with obesity are stigmatized, and how health pr...
We just finished our first six-week narrative medicine group for parents. The group brought together nine parents for 90 minutes each wee...
I read R. J. Palacio's book Wonder—about a boy called Auggie with a craniofacial condition that elicits stares and fear—back in 2012....
Mothers of children with autism reported significant drops in depression and stress and improvements in physical health after participati...
Barbara Chyette holds a photo of her brother Lauren Braun, who choked to death on a hamburger on a supervised group home outing in 2014. ...
The following is a found poem created this week in the narrative medicine group for parents at Holland Bloorview. A found poem is like a ...
Photo by Elinor Carucci in The Cut On Sunday, I clicked on this piece in New York Magazine: Every Parent Wants to Protect Their Child. I N...
Photo by CBC NewsYouth who help care for a disabled or ill brother or sister were in the spotlight this week at the Young Carers Forum in...
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Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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