BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
A deaf girl writes about the pain and beauty of being different
The 12-year-old protagonist of a new book finds herself alienated from her family, who refuse to use sign language.
Julia knows firsthand that every family is unique
Meet Julia Hanigsberg, the new president and CEO of Holland Bloorview (in photo with daughter Rachel). Julia comes to us from Ryerson Uni...
How baby went from 'alien creature' to 'our son'
‘Our Curse' tells the story of a Polish couple whose son Leo is born with a rare syndrome that prevents him from breathing while asleep...
A doll like me
This is Katie Hebert with her doll with a stomach feeding tube and brother Nathan. "We heated up a skewer and used it to melt a hole in t...
Get your kid active at Variety Village
Check out this video of Rick Mercer spending a day at Variety Village, the fitness and sports club in Scarborough, Ont. for people with a...
Disability is part of their doll's story
In January I wrote about Melissa Shang, a girl who at age 10 got 150,000 people to sign a petition asking American Girl to release a doll...
BLOOM media roundup
Looking for an interesting read? Check out the disability and parenting stories we've collected recently. But first, I'd like to introduc...
A deadly disease takes a family captive
By Marcy WhiteI hate Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD). On March 21, 2003, I was told that PMD was the cause of my son Jacob's many med...
Why your kid's sniffles make me sweat
By Jennifer Philp ZakicI have a confession: whenever I enter a new place, I scan the room for signs of infection. I look for runny noses,...
Want to know what kids think? Just ask
Tommy (in orange shirt) and Martin Tobon (foreground) are nine-year-old twins.Martin likes building Legos. Tommy prefers to swim. But he ...
How many red flags on mental health do we need?
Very high stress levels in 17 per cent of Canadians who care for a child or adult with a health condition or disability was flagged as a ...
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