'The children that we have... they're just as human'

Meet Samadhi Mora-Severino, mom to Ethan, 6, and Kian, 4, and a master’s student in critical disability studies at York University. Kian has cerebral palsy. He’s a social kid who loves to take risks and be mischievous. Samadhi says the greatest challenge of raising Kian is “how society understands” him, including medical terms that describe disabled bodies as “less than” those without disabilities. “Everything is a little celebration in our household,” Samadhi says, noting that there were times Kian was so ill when younger that they didn’t know if he would see the next day. “We value life as it is.” A Family Like Mine is a video series about diverse families raising children with disabilities, produced by BLOOM, a blog on parenting kids with disabilities from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Visit us at www.hollandbloorview.ca/bloom

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