
BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.

In complex care, 'no two children are the same'
'Our families have been through a trauma. What their needs look like afterwards vary significantly.'
A refuge for parents caring for kids in hospital
Once a week Claire Stoten sits on a meditation cushion and focuses on her breathing. “It forces me to stop doing all of the jobs—the ...
The player
There is a tall, gangly teen on the basketball court outside my window.He carries his right forearm up, his arm bent at a 90-degree angle...
The trove of other mothers
Sandra Stein's life was upended when her healthy toddler fell ill with an autoimmune encephalitis, a condition in which the immune system a...
Let's play 20 questions
By Cheryl PetersLast week with my daughter Jillian at my side a store clerk asked: "Can I ask what's wrong with her?" Seems like an hones...
They are us
Last year I heard Dr. Paul Browde speak about how marginalized people are often reduced to one story, one stereotype, one dimension.Browd...
Where everybody knows your name
Ben's done an amazing co-op program at Variety Village this year. He works at the club two to three days a week, cleaning equipment in th...
'Why do you love Jacob more than us?'
The Boy Who Can is a story about my friend Marcy White's perseverance, creativity and courage in the face of her son Jacob's life-threate...
Chronic pain on campus: 'It's a silent, daily battle'
Judy Sookehan Woo is a part-time student studying sociology, linguistics and women's studies at a university in Western Canada. Judy has ...
A children's rehab doc says goodbye at age 18
In children's rehab, unlike in acute-care, kids and familiesdevelop long-term relationships with clinicians. Dr. GoldaMilo-Manson, a deve...
Parents at centre of online training to bring Zoey Faith home
Home.It's Thunder Bay, and it's where Amanda Mintenko has always wanted to care for her 15-month-old daughter Zoey Faith—along with bro...
Pagination
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