BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Helping parents read their baby's cues
The Social ABCs for babies who show signs of autism nurtures 'an ability to connect with a partner and share positive feelings together.'
Could special-needs parenting 'stress' be good?
There's been so much research recently about how chronic stress puts parents of kids with disabilities at greater risk of physical and me...
Sisters: 'Look at me, I'm disabled too!'
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...
How to rock Miami Beach in a power wheelchair
In February, Maria Tassou did something she'd never done before. She flew to Miami Beach with a friend to hang out at the ocean. Maria, w...
How a disability ramp made one little girl's day
Yesterday on the Danforth I saw a toddler with mini ponytails sprouting out of her head. She looked like she'd just learned to walk. She ...
What does a 'blind' photographer see?
When Mark Nicol was a kid he picked up his dad's camera a couple of times but was frustrated because he couldn't see through the viewfind...
Could surgeons benefit from a coach like athletes do?
I just read a fascinating review of the new book Do No Harm, a memoir by one of Britain's top neurosurgeons Dr. Henry Marsh. New York Tim...
How to keep climbing with a medically complex child
By Jade BiesingerMy name is Jade and I live in England at the other side of the “pond” with my husband and four lovely children. Heni...
A reading from author Julie Keon
Here's author Julie Keon reading from her new book What I Would Tell You: One Mother's Adventure with Medical Fragility about raising her...
BLOOM media roundup
Here are some recent stories related to disability, parenting and health. If we missed a good one, please post in the comments. Thanks!A ...
What Barbara Turnbull said about rehab and grief
In 1983 Barbara Turnbull was shot during a robbery at a convenience store where she was working a night-shift as a Grade 13 student. Last...
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