BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
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BLOOM combines real family stories with the best expert advice, plus the latest news and opinion on disability.
Read our latest stories, with links to mainstream disability news and shout-outs to people making the world more inclusive.
Jimena Ortiz and Ricardo Menendez say one of the greatest gifts of their son Sebastian's inpatient stay at Holland Bloorview was the frie...
This morning I woke up with a sense of dread. My chest felt like an aching black bruise.I'd read this piece in The New York Times Magazin...
A couple of weeks ago I got to meet the most adorable child you see above. His name is Branko, and he's almost four, and his mom Jennifer...
I was so psyched when I heard that British toy company Makies was creating dolls with disabilities and differences, like a birthmark on t...
There's been so much research recently about how chronic stress puts parents of kids with disabilities at greater risk of physical and me...
By Jessica GeboersWhen I was a child doing physical therapy at Grandview, my younger sister Avery climbed into a nearby hand-bike and beg...
In February, Maria Tassou did something she'd never done before. She flew to Miami Beach with a friend to hang out at the ocean. Maria, w...
Yesterday on the Danforth I saw a toddler with mini ponytails sprouting out of her head. She looked like she'd just learned to walk. She ...
When Mark Nicol was a kid he picked up his dad's camera a couple of times but was frustrated because he couldn't see through the viewfind...
I just read a fascinating review of the new book Do No Harm, a memoir by one of Britain's top neurosurgeons Dr. Henry Marsh. New York Tim...
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Content in BLOOM is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Always consult your doctor. Views expressed in posts and resources listed do not signify endorsement by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. The BLOOM blog welcomes comments from readers on issues that affect parents of children with disabilities. All comments require approval to ensure they’re on-topic and respectful. We don’t post comments that attack people or organizations or use profanity or hate speech.
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