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'Do what you love'
By Megan JonesThis summer, 17-year-old Jeffrey Beausoleil (centre) will crawl through mud, scale eight-foot walls and jump over fire. The...
What do you say about your disability in a work interview?
By Jessica GeboersI got my first paid writing gig with this very publication in March 2015. I had finished classes and was visiting my gr...
Worried you're not a 'good enough' parent? Barb can help
Barb Fishbein has always been one of my favourite people at Holland Bloorview. She's a social worker who works in our child development p...
A problem focus misses 'the opportunity to get kids to thrive'
Dr. Evdokia Anagnostou is a neurologist and clinician scientist in the Autism Research Centre at Holland Bloorview. She is also a Canada ...
Changing the stories we tell about disability and families
Recently BLOOM reported on research about the role of hope and the invisibility of dads in children's rehab. This was produced by Parenti...
The adventures of Team Jake
By Marcy White“You're having strangers stay at your house?” asked my friend tentatively. “On their honeymoon?” “Well, we've nev...
Good care? It starts with R-E-S-P-E-C-T, student says
Emily Chan, 19, has come full circle.This summer she's a researcher in the Ward Family Summer Student Program at Holland Bloorview.As a U...
Confessions of a 'super sister'
By Helen RiesFor many of us, the sibling relationship is the longest and deepestrelationship we experience in a lifetime. This is certain...
Make room for dads
In the world of children's rehab, it's often moms who become experts on their child's disability or injury, take their child to therapy a...
A dad asks: 'Did I do anything wrong?'
Samuel Cheng (above left) is a decision support analyst at Holland Bloorview. He spoke at a Schwartz Rounds recently about what it's like...
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