'I try to understand their interests outside the hospital. Doing something fun takes away from the medicalization of being in the hospital.'

Twins Aarav and Ishaan Ghosh go to different schools. In the summer, they spend their days together at Spiral Garden at Holland Bloorview.

'My friends didn't treat me the same... It was like I was a new person in their eyes.'

When 'it came to raising a disabled child, we didn’t know anyone in our circle who had gone through anything similar. So, I started building what we didn’t have.'

'I felt I could connect with kids on a deeper level because of my own experiences.'

'Nurturing hope is no small feat. Especially when we feel helpless to make things better for our loved one. Here are some of the strategies that I used frequently.'

'I’ve lived the experience of being a client and working with clinicians. So far kids have had a very positive response to me.'

Over half have skipped meals to ensure their child can eat, one in three can’t keep their home warm, and 80 per cent can’t replace items like a fridge when they break.

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'They said they were trained to be hyper-positive, but sometimes the parent isn’t in that space. Often there is a big, gaping hole of despair that no one wants to look at.'

After her dreams of becoming a doctor were denied, one California woman is working to make the profession more accessible to those with disabilities.

'Sometimes the best thing I can do is really be there with them and hold a difficult feeling with them. It might not be psychotherapy the way you learn about it in school, but it's very therapeutic.'

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