Disabled Kids

Bloorview Macmillan
Children's Centre
Ontario Association for Community Living

Ontario Community Support Association

Program 23, March 12, 2002

Disabled Kids
If the story of Tracey Latimer has done anything, it has brought the issue of caregiver stress out of the closet. Everyday in Canada, thousands of families care for severely disabled children who need round-the-clock attention. And studies show there's a huge cost, both financially and emotionally to caring for these children.

But as we discovered, these parents have little time to feel sorry for themselves. And they are deeply committed to keeping their children at home, where they belong.

Caring for Disabled Kids
When watching our story on the Peters and McCormack families, you will be both moved by their devotion to their children, and appalled that there isn’t more assistance available to them. We’re going to explore the extent of caregiver stress, the impact on our society, and what can be done to alleviate it.

Caregiver mom Barbara McCormack joins us in studio. And we also have Professor Karen Parent, from Queen’s University. Karen co-authored a study on home care across the country that was released last year.

Medicine 101

Inside each of us is small generator that actually produces electricity. It's called the heart. And that's what electrocardiograms measure, the heart's voltage. Here's Dr. Paul Caldwell with more on the ECG.

Schedule

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