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Workshop explores tensions between clinicians and parents
'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'
Parent, advocate takes on role at London's Children's Hospital
“It's a dream job,” Darren Connolly says, and it's a world away from the bank call centre where he once worked. Darren is the new fam...
Austerity cuts threaten to silence British writer
By Penny Pepper From humble beginnings on a council estate, bereaved of my father aged seven, battling a personal fight with the pain of ...
Social worker's new office is on the farm
Former Holland Bloorview social worker Stephanie Willison (now Deaken) has an unusual work partner.She's a 10-month old black pig with wh...
Telling clinician and patient stories improves care
“Paying attention to stories makes us better doctors, nurses and healers and is also good for patients, clients and survivors,” said ...
For people with disabilities, the need to stay fit starts early
Last year we reported that children with disabilities are two to four times more likely to be overweight, and two to four times less like...
Jim and the pursuit of happiness
By Karin Melberg Schwier We think about my eldest son Jim's happiness. A lot. What turns, straightaways, twists to take, what unexpected ...
I worked in kids' rehab, but I didn't 'get it' till my son had autism
By Tracey McGillivrayThe day I started my job at Bloorview Children's Hospital over 20 years ago, I read Welcome to Holland by Emily Perl...
Did disabled man consent to sex with 'prof' who helped him type?
There is a fascinating and harrowing account in this weekend's New York Times Magazine about a relationship between a professor and a sev...
'If you see us on the bus:' The family behind the commotion
By Susan CosgroveIf you see us on the bus, I guarantee you'll hear us too. You'll want to look up from your phone or book or newspaper an...
At the Blue Jays game, my son is no longer an outsider
By Keith McArthurMy son Bryson and I were among the tens of thousands who congregated on Front Street after Game 5 of the Blue Jays-Range...
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