'I was raising him on my own'

Meet Joshua Bennett, 17, who’s heading off to Georgian College to study automative business. Joshua has cerebral palsy and was raised by his mom Roma. “When you’re a single parent, you tend to have to do everything yourself,” Roma says. “So, it wasn't only going to appointments, medical appointments. It's going to school appointments and being challenged by the teachers who may think that Joshua's not going to do very well in school, and so challenging them back… I’m a mama bear and I thought differently.” See how Roma did it and hear Joshua’s advice for other kids with disabilities.
A Family Like Mine is a video series about diverse families raising children with disabilities, produced by BLOOM, a practical blog on parenting kids with disabilities from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. Visit us at www.hollandbloorview.ca/bloom

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He is handsome ❤ he grown it’s been seven years and he’s around my age ❤ I really like his personality ❤ I’m happy his mom got him independent and confident because that’s what women like ❤