A new BLOOM for spring

By Louise Kinross

Please read our April BLOOM issue. 

Here are some quotes to draw you into the content:

-From the mother of a 12-year-old son with autism. ‘I’ve had friends who have denounced me… Some of my friends have called me a jinx. And we are not invited to any birthday parties or baby showers, and they don’t even want to declare their pregnancies to me. They think I might put my dark shadow on them. I don’t have friends who call me up and ask me: “How are you doing?” None of that happens.’ (see A Family Like Mine)

-From a scientist who did her PhD in rehab sciences here:  ‘For my thesis I worked with children diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and their families. And it made me rethink time and the way we’ve valued time in contemporary society.’ (See Research Hits)

-From the father of a child with round-the-clock medical needs: ‘Our lives are threaded from supports that many families never get access to. When those supports are strong, [my partner] Rachael and I are strong. When a nurse cancels or funding gets cut or a family member can't come, we absorb the cost, and it shows up in the space between us.’ (See Parent Talk).

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