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That's me, Tiana, with my big sister, Star. | 0:00:18 | 0:00:21 | |
We've both got a rare condition called Osteogenesis Imperfecta, | 0:00:21 | 0:00:24 | |
which we call Brittle Bones. This means we have to be | 0:00:24 | 0:00:27 | |
really careful what we do, as our bones can break very easily. | 0:00:27 | 0:00:31 | |
I've broken 37 times, but including my spine fractures, 45 times. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:39 | |
Star has bow legs and she finds it hard to walk long distances | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
and to climb stairs. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:44 | |
To help her she wears her splints most of the time, | 0:00:44 | 0:00:48 | |
and if she gets really tired, Star uses her wheelchair. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:52 | |
This summer, my sister is facing a big, big challenge. | 0:00:52 | 0:00:55 | |
Star is going on her first school trip ever, to Paris. | 0:00:55 | 0:00:59 | |
She'll be away from us for the first time. | 0:00:59 | 0:01:01 | |
Even though she's never walked more than two flights of stairs before, | 0:01:01 | 0:01:06 | |
she will try to walk up over 700 steps to the top of the Eiffel Tower. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:10 | |
I'm right underneath, it's massive and I'm feeling quite nervous. | 0:01:10 | 0:01:15 | |
This is Star's Incredible Journey. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:20 | |
My name is Star. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
I'm her sister, Tiana. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:27 | |
BOTH: And we're from Manchester! | 0:01:27 | 0:01:30 | |
When I was one, I leant over to reach for a toy and I broke my arm, | 0:01:30 | 0:01:33 | |
and the next day I did the same thing, and I broke my other arm. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
Once I just banged my arm onto my knee | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
and it snapped, just like that. | 0:01:40 | 0:01:42 | |
When I was really young, I stood up and both my legs broke. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
I was walking out the bathroom, I twisted my ankle and it just broke. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
I slipped on some water, and I broke my femur, which is in my thigh, | 0:01:49 | 0:01:54 | |
and I looked like a frog because I had a green cast on. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:58 | |
Brittle Bones is a genetic condition. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
Genetic means that you are born with it | 0:02:03 | 0:02:05 | |
and you can't catch it off someone like a disease, | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
and if you go near someone with Brittle Bones, | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
you won't get Brittle Bones yourself. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
Brittle Bones means our bones are weaker | 0:02:14 | 0:02:16 | |
and not as strong as someone without Brittle Bones. | 0:02:16 | 0:02:19 | |
They would have broken one or two bones in their entire life | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
but I've broken nine bones and Star has broken 37 bones. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:29 | |
Me, my little sister Tiana, and my mum have brittle bones. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:34 | |
But my older sister, Jasmine, and my dad doesn't have it. | 0:02:34 | 0:02:37 | |
There are about 800 children in the UK who have Brittle Bones like us, | 0:02:37 | 0:02:41 | |
and because we've both got it, we understand each other really well. | 0:02:41 | 0:02:45 | |
Tiana is talkative. She loves singing and dancing. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:50 | |
Sometimes she can get a bit annoying, like other sisters can. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:54 | |
Budge it, budge it. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
You don't put it back in, Tiana, don't cheat. | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
Sometimes we get on with each other. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
Because we break really easily, there are things Star and I | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
would love to do, but we just can't. | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
I can't do contact sport. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
I can't do trampolining, bouncy castles. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:15 | |
I can't go in big crowds, in case I get knocked. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:18 | |
I can't go roller-skating. | 0:03:18 | 0:03:19 | |
My legs usually ache if I do a bit of walking. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:24 | |
Even with all of this, | 0:03:24 | 0:03:26 | |
my big sister, Star, is going to be taking on a massive challenge. | 0:03:26 | 0:03:29 | |
She's off on a school trip to Paris. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:32 | |
It's my first time being away from home, | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
it's my first time to be in Paris. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
And she is going to try to climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:42 | |
But she might not make it. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:44 | |
I wanted to do some fund-raising for the Brittle Bones Society, | 0:03:44 | 0:03:47 | |
and I thought that being sponsored to walk up the Eiffel Tower | 0:03:47 | 0:03:51 | |
would be one of the best ideas. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
The tower is really big - it's over 324 metres tall | 0:03:53 | 0:03:58 | |
and Star will have to use the stairs inside the legs of the tower | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
to climb all the way up. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
That's 704 steps, 684 more than she's ever managed. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:09 | |
I don't do that much walking, | 0:04:09 | 0:04:11 | |
and I've never climbed that amount of steps before. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:15 | |
I don't think I'll get all the way to the top of the Eiffel Tower, but I'll try. | 0:04:15 | 0:04:19 | |
If she gets tired out, she'll have to go all way back down | 0:04:19 | 0:04:24 | |
to the bottom of the steps, so I'm quite worried for her. | 0:04:24 | 0:04:27 | |
Star read somewhere that it was 600 steps to the top of the Tower. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:32 | |
'And even though she's only ever walked two flights of stairs..' Ready, go. | 0:04:32 | 0:04:36 | |
'..we decide to work out how long it would take her to get to the top.' | 0:04:36 | 0:04:40 | |
..eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13. 13 steps! | 0:04:40 | 0:04:45 | |
600 divided by 13. | 0:04:45 | 0:04:50 | |
46 times! | 0:04:50 | 0:04:51 | |
You've got to walk up and down the stairs 46 times. | 0:04:51 | 0:04:55 | |
STAR LAUGHS | 0:04:55 | 0:04:57 | |
Go on! | 0:04:57 | 0:04:58 | |
-Hurry up! -One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, | 0:04:58 | 0:05:04 | |
nine, ten, | 0:05:04 | 0:05:06 | |
11, 12, 13... Phew! | 0:05:06 | 0:05:09 | |
It'll take you ten hours to climb up the Eiffel Tower! | 0:05:09 | 0:05:12 | |
Star likes to help other people. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:14 | |
That's why she's doing this | 0:05:14 | 0:05:16 | |
and I want to help her raise as much money as possible. | 0:05:16 | 0:05:21 | |
I'm going to be getting sponsors from the teachers in my school | 0:05:21 | 0:05:25 | |
and other people. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:28 | |
My target is £894, because I think that's how high | 0:05:28 | 0:05:32 | |
the Eiffel Tower is in feet. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
I'll sponsor Star at least one or two pounds | 0:05:35 | 0:05:38 | |
because I'm trying to save up my money. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
So that's two pounds from ME, | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
but Star will need to go flat out at school tomorrow to get her friends to sponsor her. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:50 | |
It's eight o'clock and it's time for Star to go to school. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
She usually wears her splints to get around. | 0:05:56 | 0:05:58 | |
They're like plastic legs. | 0:05:58 | 0:06:02 | |
They go in your shoes and they go up the back of your leg. | 0:06:02 | 0:06:05 | |
When I first got my splints, | 0:06:05 | 0:06:08 | |
I didn't want anyone to know about them, so I wore pants for school so I could hide them. | 0:06:08 | 0:06:13 | |
Now, nine months later, I think I've told most people. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:18 | |
Most of them have guessed now | 0:06:18 | 0:06:20 | |
and they're not bothered, so I feel less embarrassed wearing them now. | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
'Because of her brittle bones, Star doesn't walk to school with her friends. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:31 | |
'She goes a taxi on her own.' | 0:06:31 | 0:06:34 | |
Star always arrives early | 0:06:35 | 0:06:37 | |
so the other students don't bump into her and break her bones. | 0:06:37 | 0:06:41 | |
This would be a disaster, | 0:06:41 | 0:06:42 | |
so she is always helped by her friend Megan | 0:06:42 | 0:06:45 | |
and Learning Support Assistant Mrs Taylor. | 0:06:45 | 0:06:47 | |
What's your first lesson today, madam? | 0:06:47 | 0:06:49 | |
'Miss Taylor is a teaching assistant. | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
'She takes care of me during the school day. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:55 | |
'We get along really well. She's, like, the best teacher.' | 0:06:55 | 0:06:59 | |
-So how much are you hoping to raise for your sponsor form? -£984. | 0:06:59 | 0:07:04 | |
-Very good, are you on target for getting that money? -I don't know. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:08 | |
Star can't play in the playground or walk around the corridors | 0:07:08 | 0:07:12 | |
with other students, either, so she has to wait until everything is quiet. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:18 | |
What have you got now? | 0:07:21 | 0:07:22 | |
-French. -Come on, then. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:24 | |
Miss Taylor takes me to my lessons | 0:07:24 | 0:07:26 | |
so I'm not in a rush, so I'm in the classroom before the bell goes. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:32 | |
BELL RINGS | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
Star is having her last French lesson before her trip to Paris. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:39 | |
OK, year eights, you're going to start having your French conversation | 0:07:39 | 0:07:44 | |
so that you're ready for when we go to Paris to make sure | 0:07:44 | 0:07:47 | |
you can talk French all the time we're there. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:50 | |
Star, what was it you wanted to know? | 0:07:50 | 0:07:52 | |
We need to know what "to walk up 600 steps" is. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:55 | |
OK, what's "to do"? | 0:07:55 | 0:07:57 | |
-Fais... -"Faire", well done, | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
"Je voudrais faire". "Fais" is I do. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:00 | |
"Je voudrais faire" - I would like to do - "600 steps"? | 0:08:00 | 0:08:04 | |
CHILDREN: Je voudrais faire... | 0:08:04 | 0:08:07 | |
-Six... -Six...cent... | 0:08:07 | 0:08:09 | |
-..cent... -..marches. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:13 | |
-I don't think we would LIKE to! -STAR LAUGHS: We'll rephrase that! | 0:08:13 | 0:08:17 | |
Shall we tell Star she's crazy? Tu es folle! | 0:08:17 | 0:08:21 | |
Great, girls. | 0:08:21 | 0:08:22 | |
I leave lessons five minutes before the bell | 0:08:22 | 0:08:25 | |
so I don't get involved in the big rush. | 0:08:25 | 0:08:29 | |
BELL RINGS | 0:08:29 | 0:08:31 | |
At break and dinner, I stay in one room. When it's summer, | 0:08:32 | 0:08:36 | |
and I'm inside school, it sometimes annoys me | 0:08:36 | 0:08:40 | |
because I want to be outside with everyone else. | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
If I was outside, I could get bumps, which could lead to breaking. | 0:08:43 | 0:08:47 | |
'Star's friends Megan and Shania are helping round up some classmates | 0:08:47 | 0:08:51 | |
'to complete her sponsorship form.' | 0:08:51 | 0:08:53 | |
I think she's gone past... | 0:08:53 | 0:08:55 | |
'As it's too risky for Star to go outside, | 0:08:55 | 0:08:59 | |
they're bringing friends to her.' | 0:08:59 | 0:09:01 | |
-Can I sponsor you £5, please? -Yeah. -I'll sponsor you £3. -Thank you! | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
What are you raising money for, Star? | 0:09:04 | 0:09:07 | |
-The Brittle Bones Society. -You all right? -Hiya! | 0:09:07 | 0:09:10 | |
Thank you. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
Thank you. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:13 | |
-Thank you. Thank you. -See ya. | 0:09:13 | 0:09:15 | |
Thank you. Thank you. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
..30, 40, 50, 60, 70... | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
Does that say 70 or 10? | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
10. 'It went really well because from today, | 0:09:22 | 0:09:26 | |
'I've got over £200' | 0:09:26 | 0:09:28 | |
thanks to everyone in my class. | 0:09:28 | 0:09:30 | |
£263.20. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
That's really good. | 0:09:32 | 0:09:34 | |
Star has to spend lots of time away from the rest of her friends, | 0:09:34 | 0:09:38 | |
which is sometimes lonely for her, | 0:09:38 | 0:09:40 | |
but Mrs Taylor is always there to help out. | 0:09:40 | 0:09:44 | |
I get support in technology, | 0:09:44 | 0:09:48 | |
because if it's wood, it means sawing wood. I can't do that | 0:09:48 | 0:09:52 | |
because my arms ache. And then cooking, if I'm making something, | 0:09:52 | 0:09:57 | |
they ache quite a lot. | 0:09:57 | 0:09:58 | |
In netball, I stay in one part of the court, | 0:10:00 | 0:10:05 | |
and I can play and get involved, but I don't go near the others. | 0:10:05 | 0:10:09 | |
But my sister still needs to raise money | 0:10:09 | 0:10:12 | |
and she'll take any opportunity to reach her sponsorship target. | 0:10:12 | 0:10:16 | |
-You want sponsorship? What for? -Walking up the Eiffel Tower. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
Walking up the Eiffel Tower? Definitely? | 0:10:19 | 0:10:22 | |
You're not going to catch the lift all the way up? You sure? | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
If my wife sponsors you £10, Miss Barrett has to sponsor you £20! | 0:10:25 | 0:10:29 | |
She earns more than me, we can change it! | 0:10:29 | 0:10:32 | |
'With all this sponsorship, Star better make sure she makes it to the top!' | 0:10:32 | 0:10:36 | |
-Good luck. -Thank you very much. Well done. -Thank you. | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
Every three months, | 0:10:44 | 0:10:45 | |
Star and I have two days off school, which sounds great, but it's not. | 0:10:45 | 0:10:49 | |
We have to go to hospital for medicine that strengthens our bones. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:53 | |
We'd break even more if we didn't do this. | 0:10:53 | 0:10:56 | |
-What bed are we in? -11 and 12, down at the bottom as usual. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
I know when I'm due to come in to hospital because my legs and back start aching. | 0:11:00 | 0:11:05 | |
The worst part of the treatment is having my cannula because it hurts, | 0:11:05 | 0:11:09 | |
but I've got used to it now cos I've been coming so long. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:13 | |
'A cannula is a small tube that is put into our hand using a needle | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
'and it gives us our medicine. | 0:11:17 | 0:11:18 | |
'I hate having mine fitted!' | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
Star's first! | 0:11:21 | 0:11:22 | |
I don't want to do it first. Her, please! | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
Come on, Star, let's get you sorted. Jump on here. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
'I've been going to Sheffield Children's Hospital since I was two | 0:11:28 | 0:11:32 | |
'but I still get scared about having my needle.' | 0:11:32 | 0:11:35 | |
Brave, you, aren't you? | 0:11:35 | 0:11:36 | |
All done. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
There we go. Perfect. | 0:11:40 | 0:11:42 | |
'Tiana gets really scared about having her needle, | 0:11:42 | 0:11:46 | |
'so I have to comfort her while she gets her needle, cos she gets stressed.' | 0:11:46 | 0:11:51 | |
Let's have your hand. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:53 | |
Good girl. | 0:11:53 | 0:11:54 | |
Very brave, weren't she, Star? | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
-You making sure I do it correctly? -Yep. | 0:11:57 | 0:11:59 | |
Actually, I don't like looking away. | 0:11:59 | 0:12:02 | |
Shall we tape it up? | 0:12:02 | 0:12:04 | |
At last, it's over, and we can go back to our beds. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:09 | |
We're hooked up to our medicine for four hours, | 0:12:09 | 0:12:11 | |
and all me and my sister can do is wait... | 0:12:11 | 0:12:13 | |
..and wait...and wait. | 0:12:16 | 0:12:19 | |
'At night, I don't get much sleep. | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
'It's not very comfortable | 0:12:23 | 0:12:25 | |
'when I'm meant to sleep at night, and I've got to find a new position to sleep in.' | 0:12:25 | 0:12:29 | |
'Even though the treatment strengthens our bones and helps with pain, | 0:12:29 | 0:12:34 | |
'I still really don't know if Star will be strong enough to climb the Eiffel Tower. | 0:12:34 | 0:12:39 | |
'It's two days until the climb | 0:12:39 | 0:12:43 | |
'and we're off to another hospital to see more specialists, Angela and John. | 0:12:43 | 0:12:47 | |
'They're going to check if my sister's legs are strong enough to carry out her challenge.' | 0:12:47 | 0:12:52 | |
What training have you been doing? | 0:12:52 | 0:12:54 | |
Have you been doing all your physio exercises? | 0:12:54 | 0:12:56 | |
-Mm-hmm. -Yeah? She's a liar! | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
-Have you been going up and down the stairs? -No. | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
So can we just check your splints, is that all right, if we do that first? They're very worn. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:06 | |
-I think these had better be padded before this special trip, don't you? -Yeah. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:11 | |
'John is adjusting Star's splints | 0:13:11 | 0:13:12 | |
'to help her have the best chance of finishing the climb.' | 0:13:12 | 0:13:16 | |
All right, shall we have a look at your walking there? | 0:13:16 | 0:13:20 | |
Well done, and back. | 0:13:20 | 0:13:21 | |
-OK. -That is good, that. -Just come and stand in front of me. | 0:13:23 | 0:13:25 | |
-So you can see why we still need the splints. -Yeah. | 0:13:25 | 0:13:28 | |
Because they support her foot there. | 0:13:28 | 0:13:30 | |
'The splints help to reduce the pain when Star walks | 0:13:30 | 0:13:34 | |
'and that's going to be really important.' | 0:13:34 | 0:13:36 | |
..Walking with your padded splints on then? Much better. | 0:13:36 | 0:13:40 | |
-They do look better, don't they? -Yeah. John's done a good enough job to get you to the top. -Hopefully! | 0:13:40 | 0:13:45 | |
'In just two days' time we'll see if they'll be up to the job.' | 0:13:45 | 0:13:48 | |
-No problem, see you later, Star. -See you later. -See you. | 0:13:48 | 0:13:51 | |
'Because of her splints Star can't wear the clothes she wants to | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
'and she finds it annoying.' | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
'If I have to wear my splints, I can't wear certain pants or jeans | 0:13:57 | 0:14:02 | |
'and I can't wear' | 0:14:02 | 0:14:03 | |
my favourite shoes because my splints won't fit in them. | 0:14:03 | 0:14:06 | |
'But Mum has got a solution - new shoes!' | 0:14:06 | 0:14:09 | |
Put that over your foot and then start lacing them back up | 0:14:09 | 0:14:15 | |
and then you can be trendy and fold them over. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
-They'll make my feet look massive. -They won't. | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
My mum didn't want me to go. She's really worried about it. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:26 | |
I think she's just nervous about if I break over there | 0:14:26 | 0:14:29 | |
and what she'd have to do. | 0:14:29 | 0:14:31 | |
I am worried that she will fracture and it might ruin the trip. | 0:14:31 | 0:14:35 | |
I'm worried about her getting tired, but she's just determined. | 0:14:35 | 0:14:39 | |
'I'm excited about being away from home for the first time.' | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
I can show my mum how independent I can be. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
Right, ice packs. If your ankle or anything gets swollen, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:50 | |
or your knees, then I've got you some support bandages. | 0:14:50 | 0:14:53 | |
I know I'm being mad but you've just got to be careful. | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
Ankle support, knee support, ice box... She's being VERY careful! | 0:14:56 | 0:15:02 | |
I got you plasters in case your shoes are rubbing. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:05 | |
You don't have to take all of them. | 0:15:05 | 0:15:07 | |
-SHE LAUGHS -Why are you laughing? | 0:15:07 | 0:15:10 | |
You're taking the mickey out of me now! They might come in useful. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:13 | |
'I think my mum's nervous' | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
and worried and scared about me going away because it's my first time away from her. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:19 | |
My first time away from home. | 0:15:19 | 0:15:21 | |
She'll probably cry! | 0:15:23 | 0:15:26 | |
'In just 12 hours, my sister will be off to France | 0:15:26 | 0:15:29 | |
'and we still haven't raised enough money.' | 0:15:29 | 0:15:32 | |
Who's sponsored today at school, Tiana? | 0:15:33 | 0:15:35 | |
One teacher sponsored me five and then another sponsored £10. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:39 | |
'We've got a target of £984 to raise but we'll only get all the money | 0:15:39 | 0:15:45 | |
'if Star makes it to the top of the tower.' | 0:15:45 | 0:15:47 | |
649, and what is 984 take 649? | 0:15:47 | 0:15:52 | |
-Got to do your maths. -335. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:57 | |
SHE EXHALES | 0:15:58 | 0:15:59 | |
Can we do it? | 0:15:59 | 0:16:01 | |
Can you do it? | 0:16:03 | 0:16:04 | |
'As Star is off to Paris in the morning, | 0:16:04 | 0:16:07 | |
'it's up to Mum and me to round up the sponsors to hit our final target.' | 0:16:07 | 0:16:11 | |
'It's seven o'clock and this is it. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:19 | |
'Star's first school trip ever is about to begin.' | 0:16:19 | 0:16:23 | |
I want you to text me | 0:16:28 | 0:16:30 | |
when you get to your ferry, text me when you get to France. | 0:16:30 | 0:16:33 | |
You're climbing the Eiffel Tower tomorrow. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:36 | |
-Do you know how big it is? -Massive. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
-This suitcase does my head in. -I can't drag it cos then it'll fall. | 0:16:41 | 0:16:45 | |
Mmm... | 0:16:48 | 0:16:49 | |
So she's got bandages and she's got plasters, about 500. | 0:16:51 | 0:16:54 | |
-Don't worry about it. -That's why her case is that big. | 0:16:54 | 0:16:57 | |
She's got a chemist in there! | 0:16:57 | 0:16:59 | |
And she's off. | 0:17:05 | 0:17:06 | |
It's a really long way to Paris - about 500 miles - | 0:17:06 | 0:17:10 | |
and it's going to take them the whole day to get there. | 0:17:10 | 0:17:14 | |
The coach takes seven hours to get to Dover | 0:17:18 | 0:17:21 | |
and then they're catching the ferry to cross the Channel to France. | 0:17:21 | 0:17:27 | |
Oh my gosh, big boat. | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
It's the first time Star has been on a ferry | 0:17:29 | 0:17:31 | |
and she needs to take care she doesn't slip and break a bone. | 0:17:31 | 0:17:37 | |
-It's gorgeous. -There's a boat over there. I didn't even notice! | 0:17:37 | 0:17:40 | |
Then there's two over there and one over there. Two, one and one. | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
An hour and a half later, Star arrives in France. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:48 | |
She's still got seven hours before she gets to the hotel in Paris. | 0:17:48 | 0:17:54 | |
-There's mine! I'm tired. -I just want my bed. -Can I have the key, then? | 0:17:54 | 0:18:01 | |
We set off at seven and we've been travelling for 15 hours | 0:18:02 | 0:18:08 | |
and we've only just got to the hotel. | 0:18:08 | 0:18:12 | |
I'm climbing the Eiffel Tower tomorrow | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
and I'm feeling a bit nervous. | 0:18:15 | 0:18:17 | |
I'm going to try my best to get the top. | 0:18:17 | 0:18:20 | |
It's the big day. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:27 | |
Mum and I are back at home waiting for Star and Shania to call - | 0:18:27 | 0:18:30 | |
we've got some exciting news for them. | 0:18:30 | 0:18:33 | |
-Hia. You all right? -BOTH: Yeah. -Star has raised over £140 at school. | 0:18:35 | 0:18:42 | |
You've got about £850 at the moment. | 0:18:42 | 0:18:46 | |
-That's well good! -I know. -When you get back, you should thank | 0:18:46 | 0:18:49 | |
all the teachers at our school. | 0:18:49 | 0:18:51 | |
-I'll go to your school. -Bonne chance. | 0:18:51 | 0:18:54 | |
That's "good luck" in French, we've been learning! Good luck, Star. | 0:18:54 | 0:18:59 | |
-Be careful. -See ya. | 0:18:59 | 0:19:01 | |
Star has to make sure her splints are on properly | 0:19:01 | 0:19:05 | |
if she's going to get through the biggest day of her life. | 0:19:05 | 0:19:09 | |
I think there's a chance that I'll get all the way to the top. | 0:19:09 | 0:19:12 | |
-Ready to go? -Yeah. | 0:19:12 | 0:19:14 | |
There are so many things to see in Paris, but Star'd better be careful | 0:19:17 | 0:19:21 | |
she doesn't tire herself out, | 0:19:21 | 0:19:23 | |
or she won't be able to achieve her challenge. | 0:19:23 | 0:19:26 | |
I'm making of scrapbook of Paris. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
Star and her friends are also taking a boat trip along the River Seine, | 0:19:29 | 0:19:33 | |
where they get their first glimpse of the enormous Eiffel Tower. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:37 | |
-Oh my gosh, it's big! -I know. | 0:19:41 | 0:19:44 | |
-We still walking up it? -Think you can do it? | 0:19:47 | 0:19:51 | |
I don't know, but I'm going to try and go all the way to the top. | 0:19:51 | 0:19:54 | |
-I'm a bit scared. What about you, are you still excited? -Yeah! | 0:19:54 | 0:19:58 | |
I'm ready. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:00 | |
-Bonjour! -'With the climb less than an hour away, | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
'will Star be fit enough to take it on?' | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
-I need a quick sleep before I walk up the Eiffel Tower. -No, you don't. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:19 | |
Star uses her wheelchair if she's really tired, so things must be bad. | 0:20:19 | 0:20:24 | |
I use my wheelchair if I'm going on a long trip where it includes | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
a lot of walking, but I really don't like using it | 0:20:28 | 0:20:31 | |
because I feel embarrassed, because people stare at me when I'm in it. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
Star sees the Eiffel Tower close-up for the first time | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
and she and the others who are climbing with her - Shania, Lucy | 0:20:38 | 0:20:41 | |
and Mrs Taylor realise what they have let themselves in for. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:46 | |
-Oh! -Oh my gosh! -Is it as big as what you thought it was? -A lot bigger. | 0:20:46 | 0:20:51 | |
I'm right underneath - it's massive and I'm feeling quite nervous. | 0:20:51 | 0:20:56 | |
I think I'll achieve the first level, | 0:20:56 | 0:20:58 | |
-but it's well bigger than I thought it'd be. -It's going to be tiring. | 0:20:58 | 0:21:02 | |
I get out of breath really quickly. | 0:21:02 | 0:21:03 | |
Star's first challenge is the climb up to level one. That's 347 steps! | 0:21:03 | 0:21:10 | |
Then, if she's not too tired, | 0:21:10 | 0:21:13 | |
it's another 357 steps to the final level two. | 0:21:13 | 0:21:18 | |
I'm scared. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:20 | |
Miss, look at that! Oh, my gosh! | 0:21:20 | 0:21:22 | |
The rest of Star's class is taking a much quicker route - the lift. | 0:21:22 | 0:21:26 | |
That will get them to the top in minutes. | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
-Star's brave, taking the stairs. -I wouldn't like to go up the steps - | 0:21:29 | 0:21:32 | |
I'd be too tired, but I think Star'll be able to do it. | 0:21:32 | 0:21:36 | |
-It looks like it's going to be a VERY long climb. -Right, here we go. | 0:21:36 | 0:21:40 | |
-I'm tired already! -Don't say that! | 0:21:42 | 0:21:44 | |
Star sets off climbing the stairs really fast | 0:21:44 | 0:21:48 | |
and Mrs Taylor is worried. | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
-Just go slow. -I don't like this. How many have I done? -Going past 40 now. | 0:21:51 | 0:21:57 | |
What have we got to now? 100! | 0:22:01 | 0:22:02 | |
She's going so quickly, she's already halfway to the first stage. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:07 | |
-140. -How are you feeling? -A bit nervous. | 0:22:07 | 0:22:12 | |
I've just done 140 steps. I'm a bit tired, but I'm OK. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:17 | |
-How many have we done now? -170. -170! -Whoo! Oh, my gosh. 230. -Wow. | 0:22:17 | 0:22:24 | |
Wow. 250, I think. | 0:22:24 | 0:22:29 | |
That is scary. Oh, my gosh - there's no banister! | 0:22:29 | 0:22:32 | |
-There we go! -320. First floor! Whoo! | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
-Right, can we do the second one? -Star's made it to the first level - | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
that's more steps than she's ever climbed before! | 0:22:40 | 0:22:43 | |
I really didn't think she'd make it this far! | 0:22:43 | 0:22:46 | |
-Is it as good as what you thought it'd be up here? -Better! | 0:22:46 | 0:22:49 | |
I want to do the second now. | 0:22:49 | 0:22:52 | |
But she's actually only halfway there | 0:22:52 | 0:22:54 | |
if she wants to hit her goal of reaching the top. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:59 | |
At home, Mum and I are waiting for the call from the top | 0:22:59 | 0:23:01 | |
of the Eiffel Tower IF Star makes it. | 0:23:01 | 0:23:04 | |
-How do you think she's doing? -I think she's doing well. | 0:23:04 | 0:23:07 | |
-Do you think she's aching yet? -Yep. -Do you think she's in pain? -Yeah. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:12 | |
-Do you? -Kind of. -I think she'll be OK. -I feel a bit nervous sick. | 0:23:12 | 0:23:17 | |
-Do you? I do. I've got butterflies. -Can I go to the loo? -No! | 0:23:17 | 0:23:21 | |
Star's slowed right down and it looks as if | 0:23:24 | 0:23:26 | |
she's going to struggle to get much further. | 0:23:26 | 0:23:30 | |
-Her classmates are already on their way down. -Just keep going. | 0:23:30 | 0:23:34 | |
-You'll be fine. -Keep going. -Well done, star - you can do it. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:38 | |
Keep going, you're doing great. | 0:23:38 | 0:23:41 | |
I think she'll do it - she's got enough bravery. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
We've sponsored her, so I'm sure she will. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:47 | |
It is quite hard, cos we've just walked down from the second floor. | 0:23:47 | 0:23:50 | |
She gets involved in everything. I think, yeah, she will make it. | 0:23:50 | 0:23:55 | |
She looked like she is doing great. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:57 | |
Kaya said you've got another 600 steps to do, she went, "What?" | 0:23:57 | 0:24:02 | |
Star is really tired now. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:05 | |
She's been climbing for over an hour and must be in pain. | 0:24:05 | 0:24:09 | |
I'm not sure if Mum and I will ever receive the call | 0:24:09 | 0:24:13 | |
from the top of the tower. | 0:24:13 | 0:24:14 | |
-We'll rest here a minute. Are you all right? -Yeah. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:19 | |
-How's your legs? -Aching a little bit, but I can carry on. | 0:24:19 | 0:24:23 | |
-Are you sure? -Yes. -Shoes not hurting or anything like that? -No. | 0:24:23 | 0:24:26 | |
-Splints not rubbing? -No. -It's now been two hours, | 0:24:26 | 0:24:29 | |
but my sister is not someone to give up easily. | 0:24:29 | 0:24:33 | |
-All right? -500. -Like, 100 more to go. -How long have you got to go? | 0:24:33 | 0:24:39 | |
-Like, 100. -Unfortunately, there are actually 204 more steps to go. | 0:24:39 | 0:24:44 | |
Oh, my gosh! | 0:24:44 | 0:24:45 | |
550. | 0:24:47 | 0:24:48 | |
I thought you said there were only 600 steps! | 0:24:51 | 0:24:54 | |
No, I said there was about! | 0:24:54 | 0:24:56 | |
Mum and I had been waiting three hours. | 0:24:56 | 0:24:59 | |
We're really worried. We should've heard from my sister by now. | 0:24:59 | 0:25:03 | |
Listen, it's half-past three, I think she should be nearly there. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:08 | |
She should definitely... She can't climb for longer than this, | 0:25:08 | 0:25:11 | |
I don't think. | 0:25:11 | 0:25:14 | |
-650! -Nearly there. Is anyone tired, because I am. -Me! -No. | 0:25:14 | 0:25:20 | |
My legs are killing. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:22 | |
Star has been climbing up 700 steps for 3½ hours. | 0:25:22 | 0:25:27 | |
But she's still not quite there yet. | 0:25:27 | 0:25:29 | |
-Whoa! -Are you all right? | 0:25:29 | 0:25:31 | |
-Don't lose it on the last step. Don't lose it now! -Done it! | 0:25:31 | 0:25:35 | |
My sister has made it! | 0:25:35 | 0:25:37 | |
This way. | 0:25:37 | 0:25:40 | |
Whoa! | 0:25:40 | 0:25:41 | |
She has climbed the Eiffel Tower! | 0:25:41 | 0:25:44 | |
-Star, you've done it - how's your legs? -They're aching. | 0:25:48 | 0:25:52 | |
I need to sit down. | 0:25:52 | 0:25:54 | |
Luckily for my sister, to get to the very top of the tower, | 0:25:54 | 0:25:59 | |
you have to take the lift. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:00 | |
-You all right? -Gosh. | 0:26:03 | 0:26:05 | |
What none of us knew is that there is actually one more set of stairs. | 0:26:05 | 0:26:10 | |
And if Star climbs these final few steps, | 0:26:11 | 0:26:15 | |
she'll have truly completed her challenge... | 0:26:15 | 0:26:18 | |
to reach the very top of the Eiffel Tower. | 0:26:18 | 0:26:22 | |
RINGING TONE | 0:26:24 | 0:26:27 | |
-Hello? -Mum? -'Yes?' -I did it! | 0:26:28 | 0:26:33 | |
Oh, have you? | 0:26:33 | 0:26:35 | |
I'm dead proud of you. | 0:26:37 | 0:26:38 | |
Yeah, I'm at the top of the Eiffel Tower! | 0:26:38 | 0:26:42 | |
Well done, Star, are you all right? Are you in pain? | 0:26:42 | 0:26:44 | |
-'Are your legs aching?' -Yeah. | 0:26:44 | 0:26:47 | |
-Miss Taylor's got some painkillers for you if you need them. -OK. | 0:26:47 | 0:26:50 | |
-'Tiana wants to say something.' -OK. | 0:26:50 | 0:26:53 | |
-I'm very proud of you. -I love you, Star. You're so amazing. | 0:26:53 | 0:26:59 | |
Mum, you're making me cry! | 0:26:59 | 0:27:01 | |
-We're all sat here crying! -I'm not! -How do you feel? | 0:27:03 | 0:27:06 | |
-'Cold, tired and proud.' -Cold, tired and proud? | 0:27:06 | 0:27:10 | |
You've reached your target, as well. | 0:27:10 | 0:27:12 | |
£985. | 0:27:12 | 0:27:16 | |
That's amazing! | 0:27:17 | 0:27:19 | |
Star's had an incredible journey. | 0:27:19 | 0:27:21 | |
She's been away from us for the first time ever, | 0:27:21 | 0:27:25 | |
she's been on her first school trip and although we really didn't think | 0:27:25 | 0:27:29 | |
she would, she's reached the top of the Eiffel Tower, which means | 0:27:29 | 0:27:33 | |
she's raised nearly £1,000 for other children with Brittle Bones. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:37 | |
'I'm really proud of you, you know.' | 0:27:37 | 0:27:39 | |
So am I. | 0:27:39 | 0:27:40 | |
'How do you feel?' | 0:27:40 | 0:27:42 | |
Really proud. | 0:27:42 | 0:27:44 | |
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