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BLOOM media roundup ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Friday, May 15, 2015. Here are some recent stories related to disability, parenting and health. If we missed a good one, please post in the comments. Thanks! A life in motion, stopped cold. The New York Times. Video about a Brazilian who learns she's qualified for aerial skiing in the next Winter Olympics from an ICU bed after breaking her neck in a skiing accident. Social media campaign aims to increase profile of Canadian research. The Globe and Mail. Sex, lives and disabilities. Projections of a real ...
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Focused on access: Photographer launches new app ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Friday, August 7, 2015. Focused on access: Photographer launches new app. Maayan Ziv found her life passion by accident. After landing in New York on a high school trip, her power wheelchair broke down. She couldn’t keep up with the jam-packed sightseeing itinerary of her peers, so she borrowed an old wheelchair to explore the area around her hotel. Maayan launched her professional photography business. Last week Maayan launched a new app as part of her master’s program called. Maayan says that the map w...
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'Mom, why are people staring at us?' ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Mom, why are people staring at us? It was a chilly Saturday morning as I drank coffee and thought about a family activity that would be fun for both of our girls. I decided that we’d spend the day like many other St. Albert families, so we headed out on an adventure to Servus Place Rec Centre. And then it started. 8220;Mom, why are people staring at us? 8221; asked Addison, 3, voicing the words in my head. Should I tell my younger daughter the truth? Do you have questions?
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'You get the one you're supposed to' ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Friday, December 12, 2014. You get the one you're supposed to'. When my husband Ward and I started dating I was 42 years old and he was 29. Yeah, I have a trophy husband. We couldn’t afford to adopt internationally so we decided to go the route of state adoption. It was simple really: we wanted a kid and the state had free ones through their foster-care program. We attended their classes and entered into the Byzantine world of state adoption. Be available for adoption—but turned out not to be. We were fi...
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A magical bond ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014. Many of you will remember our interview. With filmmaker Kelly O'Brien, whose film. Documents life with her son Teddy, now 7, who was born with brain damage and a grim prognosis. Yesterday a condensed version of. Which focuses on the relationship between Teddy (left) and his sister Emma (right), appeared in the New York Times. Take our 5-minute survey to tell us what content and features you want to see on BLOOM. It's hard to tell when special-needs parents are 'drowning'. Amate...
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Finnish punk band rocks disability awareness at Eurovision ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Finnish punk band rocks disability awareness at Eurovision. Is a punk band that's a little different. The four men are middle-aged, Finnish, and have Down syndrome and autism. Next Tuesday they're competing in Vienna in the. The group was chosen to represent Finland by popular vote. PKN has toured in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Canada and the Netherlands. They were the focus of a documentary called. May 14, 2015 at 12:53 AM. About half of the parents ...
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'This is a love story' ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014. This is a love story'. The Fall: A Father’s Memoir in 424 Steps. BLOOM: The book begins with you blaming historical figures for the medical error that caused Tito’s cerebral palsy. I think many parents get stuck on ‘why’ their child’s disability happened. Why did you decide to link Tito’s disability to architecture, historical events and movies? BLOOM: In the book you talk about how the person you were died when Tito was born. How did his birth change you? That was the turning...
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Welcome to the club ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Friday, March 4, 2011. Welcome to the club. I'm delighted to share this guest blog from Marcy White (above right). Marcy recently joined our family leadership program at Holland Bloorview. This program sees parents advise on hospital policies and programs, mentor other families and share their health-care story and insights in education forums with staff and students. If you are a Holland Bloorview parent interested in this program, please let me know. Thank you Marcy! Welcome to the club. I learned how ...
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The sleepover ~ Special needs disability parenting BLOOM
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Friday, March 12, 2010. Our guest blog today is about a big event in every kid’s life – the first sleepover! It’s written by Marcy White, mom to Jacob Trossman, 7 (above, with his friend Batsheva). Batsheva also attends overnight summer camp with Jacob. You can read about Marcy’s work to raise research funds for Jacob’s rare myelin disorder at. My son Jacob, 7, had his first sleepover on the weekend. It was at a girl's house. Her parents were away for the weekend. And he had a great time. At 7 pm I went ...
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