BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
'It's like the only thing I'm allowed to be is strong'
A study that found suicidal thoughts common in parents of disabled children has been the most read BLOOM story since it was published in August 2024, reaching over 6,100 people.
Wanted: Surrogate parents
Any parent of a child with disabilities will tell you that advocating for a good education for their child can be one of the most challen...
Racist, sexist words by patients, work peers plague hospitals
In the last month, a few studies about racist and sexist comments in medicine crossed my desk. One survey is about bigoted comments made ...
Jonathan Mooney calls out our 'rhetoric of differences'
Author Jonathan Mooney has a brilliant piece in the New York Times' disability series this week: You are special! Now stop being differen...
Falling asleep on a home-care night shift spurs nurse's research
Krista Keilty is a nurse practitioner and visiting scholar at the Bloorview Research Institute who studies parents who care for children ...
Kids with autism spark this scientist's inventions
Azadeh Kushki (centre) is a scientist at Holland Bloorview who analyzes patterns in children's brain and behaviour data to guide treatmen...
Media roundup
Goodness, we haven't done this for a long time. Below are some recent stories related to disability, parenting and health.But first, many...
Today we met a real, live tooth fairy
I wanted to share a quick personal story.My son was seen in dentistry for years at Holland Bloorview and SickKids. He has some problems w...
Lisa Boivin paints stories about medical ethics beyond words
Lisa Boivin is a member of the Deninu K'ue First Nation in the Northwest Territories. She paints image-based stories that explore the gap...
It's 2017, and speech technology is still primitive
I like our Dear Everybody campaign because the messages, like this one above, are real, and come from our children and families.Most peop...
Parenting as a grandmother: 'You're so much wiser'
At age 63, Marna-Rose Minett has raised two children. Now she's raising a third—her granddaughter Rayne, 7, who has cerebral palsy and...
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