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One moment, forever changed
Sofia Aliremembers her brother Malik as a“really athletic four-year-old, enthusiastic about learning and the bestbrother I could ever h...
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From cocoon to cold reality
By Jennifer JohannesenWhen my son was very young, I was an enthusiastic participant in what I now think of as the “rehab machinery” o...
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Medicine is 'ultimately a humanistic and human endeavour'
Photo by Julia Soudat for U of T NewsLast April, Dr. Arno Kumagai became vice-chair in education for the Department of Medicine at the Un...
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Living in an ableist world gives disabled student a unique outlook
Amina Aumeer is a social service worker student at Seneca College who just finished a four-month placement at Holland Bloorview supportin...
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'Isn't it enough for art to be joyful?'
Julia Gray describes her work as a post-doctoral fellow at Holland Bloorview as “the humanities reaching into rehab.” Julia trained a...
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How one mom embraces a new life in Canada
In 2013 Sharda Ali-Ramjattan moved from Trinidad to Toronto with her daughter Selina, 9, in order to access better health services. Her h...
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A novel drawn from light and loss
In 2011, cartoonist Tom Hart was living an idyllic life in Gainesville, Florida. While his wife Leela, also a cartoonist, worked on a boo...
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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...
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Wanted: Dads raising kids with disabilities
Matt Swan has been raising his daughter Leah, 16, on his own for over seven years. Leah was born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus and ...
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'I'm trans because that's who I am'
Logan is a transgender man who has cerebral palsy and grew up receiving services here. He's also the co-chair of Holland Bloorview’s youth advisory, and works as a host to inpatients in our teen lounge.
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