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.
The wave
Remember that quote: "Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things?"Well, here's one of...
Everything you want to know about siblings
Last year Dutch journalist Anjet van Dijken publishedthe Brothers and Sisters Book, a first inHolland for siblings of children with disab...
Know the Night is about a mother's isolation
Maria Mutch is awake. It's 3 a.m., or maybe 4, she's not sure—she can barely tell the difference anymore. She wanders the halls of her ...
The balancing act: Children's rehab is about truth and hope
Dr. Anne Kawamura is a developmental pediatrician inHolland Bloorview's child development program, working with children withcerebral pal...
This mom is a lifeline for inpatient parents
In 2006, Lies Ferriman's 15-year-old son Sasha sustained a severe braininjury while snowboarding. He was in a coma for 10 days and spent ...
This hospital trains and hires students with disabilities
Project Search partners with businesses, schools and community agencies to run nine-month skills training programs for high school studen...
Mice are key players in study of autism drugs
Holland Bloorview and SickKids have received $2.5 million from Brain Canada to conduct a five-year trial of new autism medicines in child...
Shattered dreams
A few things collided in my mind this morning.First I read this exquisite essay by Michael Bérubé about his son Jamie's search for work...
Filmmaker Kelly O'Brien on grief, siblings and honesty
A recent BLOOM night focused on filmmaker Kelly O'Brien and a screening of Softening, her film about raising her son Teddy, who was born ...
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 ...
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