BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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.'
Courage Project: Focusing on the positive
This is a picture my son took at Cherry Beach as we sat on a log.Dogs are drawn to him. Because he's so small, he's afraid they may jump ...
The Courage Project
Sometimes I feel like I can't find the courage I need. Most recently it's happened when my son, who has severe disabilities, left the sch...
Does disability make us human? Or is it a threat?
In the last couple of days three stories on social media jumped out because they portray such different, opposing, pictures of what disab...
5 things a doctor wishes parents knew about 'disabled' kids
5 things a doctor wishes parents knew about 'disabled' kidsBy Dr. Peter Rosenbaum1. The most important word and idea we can share with pa...
Parents of ventilated kids risk own health due to sleep loss
About half of the parents and professionals who've filled out our BLOOM survey so far have asked for more stories on families raising kid...
The trouble with rehab 'miracles?' They ignore luck
BLOOM is always looking for parents and professionals to write for us or be interviewed. This piece by occupational therapist Veronika Lu...
'What we saw was value'
"Incompatible with life? What we saw...was value, beauty, potential, our precious daughter." Listen to New Zealand photographer Rachel Ca...
Share your thoughts on BLOOM
Help us BLOOM brighter by taking a few minutes to fill out this survey. Respond by June 30 and we'll enter you in a draw for a framed Ste...
Why can't you just forget 'that thing?'
This is an excerpt from Lisa Bendall's latest book Magic Moments: Twelve Little Stories About Disability, Family and Fairly Normal Life.L...
Disability doesn't just take, it gives
Might Have Been by Rob Rummel-Hudson is a post every parent of a child with a disability can identify with. You'll read it today on Suppo...
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