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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.
Holland Bloorview families who live a distance from the hospital are benefiting from convenient virtual visits with clinicians.
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Little research has been done on what children know about concussion, whether they've experienced the injury or not. Holland Bloorview PhD candidate Katie Mah used drawings to reveal their perceptions
A prosthetic knee designed at Holland Bloorview is reaching amputees in the developing world at an affordable price due to an innovative social enterprise.
Anjet van Dijken advises the Dutch government and researchers on how to support siblings of children with disabilities. She came to visit Holland Bloorview to learn how we made brothers and sisters an
Rebecca DiManno's life was turned upside down when her son suffered a stroke at a track and field event. Now she's sharing her experience to educate other families whose children have acquired brain
Randy Dindial has been a registered practical nurse at Holland Bloorview for 17 years. He works with children hospitalized with brain injury following trauma or illness, often for many months.
In a new book, author Jonathan Mooney argues that we must stop striving for sameness and accept that differences are an essential part of being human.
The foolishness of clowns, their vulnerability and willingness to fail, produces 'joy without demands' in hospitalized children, write the Holland Bloorview authors of a new Journal of Medical
Spiral garden is a one-of-a-kind camp. And so are these brothers.
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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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