Knocked Back

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0:00:18 > 0:00:2013-year-old Molly...

0:00:21 > 0:00:23..and my friend Adam...

0:00:23 > 0:00:25FOOTBALL CROWD CHEERS

0:00:25 > 0:00:29..used to be able to do everything like everyone else.

0:00:29 > 0:00:32But then, they was both knocked down by a car.

0:00:32 > 0:00:34- MAN ON PHONE:- 'She's lying in the bushes, just breathing.

0:00:34 > 0:00:36'We don't know what's gone wrong.'

0:00:36 > 0:00:38I don't really remember any of it.

0:00:38 > 0:00:40They had lots of injuries

0:00:40 > 0:00:43but it was their brains that were hurt the most.

0:00:43 > 0:00:46So they had to teach their brains to learn everything again.

0:00:46 > 0:00:49Including walking and talking.

0:00:49 > 0:00:50Good, that was good.

0:00:53 > 0:00:55I can't do that.

0:00:56 > 0:00:59- HE MOANS - Come on, lad.

0:01:02 > 0:01:04Go on, Adam, keep going buddy!

0:01:08 > 0:01:12To try and return to their lives before they were knocked back.

0:01:37 > 0:01:39And I'm Cobie, Adam's best friend.

0:01:51 > 0:01:54CROWD CHEERS

0:01:54 > 0:01:56Adam wasn't always like this.

0:01:57 > 0:01:58I've known him

0:01:58 > 0:02:01since he was really little.

0:02:01 > 0:02:06He used to be a talented footballer, and we were always playing sports.

0:02:06 > 0:02:10But now things are very different.

0:02:10 > 0:02:12Adam was knocked down four years ago.

0:02:14 > 0:02:19His skull was shattered, and he was in a coma for ten weeks.

0:02:19 > 0:02:23When he woke up, his brain wasn't working.

0:02:23 > 0:02:27Now we spend most of our time playing on the computer.

0:02:27 > 0:02:33Before Adam's accident we use to go rock climbing, and I really miss it.

0:02:34 > 0:02:40Today, we're going back to the centre to see if he can give it a go again.

0:02:43 > 0:02:45Are you going to win?

0:02:45 > 0:02:46Yeah?

0:02:46 > 0:02:50He still does the same stuff, but just differently to other people.

0:02:53 > 0:02:57He's just as normal as he was before the accident.

0:02:57 > 0:03:01Adam always wants to beat me. And I'm letting him go first.

0:03:01 > 0:03:03Ready? How high we going to go?

0:03:05 > 0:03:06Going to go all the way to the top?

0:03:06 > 0:03:08Yeah? Fantastic.

0:03:13 > 0:03:15Go on, get to the top.

0:03:15 > 0:03:17If you get to the top, I'll get to the top.

0:03:22 > 0:03:25- Go on, lad!- Go on, Adam!

0:03:25 > 0:03:28Doing really well. Do you want to carry on or do you want to go down?

0:03:28 > 0:03:31Do you want to go down? Are you sure?

0:03:31 > 0:03:32OK.

0:03:32 > 0:03:36It looks like Adam's brain just can't remember how to climb.

0:03:36 > 0:03:39You're tired now, aren't you?

0:03:39 > 0:03:40We're competitive.

0:03:40 > 0:03:44Say I score on the football, Adam gets a little bit frustrated.

0:03:44 > 0:03:48Say Adam scores on the football, I get a little bit frustrated.

0:03:48 > 0:03:51Now I'm up here, I don't think Adam's going to be happy.

0:03:55 > 0:03:58Give him some support, don't be tight! You just want to win!

0:03:58 > 0:04:01Go on, Cobie, you're nearly there!

0:04:01 > 0:04:04- Yes!- Wow, Cobie!

0:04:04 > 0:04:05Well done!

0:04:09 > 0:04:10Time for your forfeit, Adam!

0:04:10 > 0:04:14- You've got to do the dance now. - You've got to show me your dance now.

0:04:16 > 0:04:17- ALL:- Yay!

0:04:20 > 0:04:25It's been tough for Adam today, but I know he always likes a challenge.

0:04:25 > 0:04:30Adam isn't the only one trying to piece his brain back together.

0:04:30 > 0:04:31This is Molly.

0:04:31 > 0:04:34Four months ago, Molly was hit by a van

0:04:34 > 0:04:37when she ran into the road to see her friend.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40Molly now lives at the Children's Trust,

0:04:40 > 0:04:44a place where they help children who have had brain injuries to

0:04:44 > 0:04:48re-learn how to do all the things they could do before.

0:04:48 > 0:04:50Can you remember what you do, Molly - what sessions?

0:04:50 > 0:04:52I do occupational therapy.

0:04:52 > 0:04:54Physiotherapy.

0:04:55 > 0:04:57Hydrotherapy.

0:04:59 > 0:05:01And play.

0:05:05 > 0:05:11Your brain controls everything you do, including moving, eating,

0:05:11 > 0:05:13sleeping, and talking.

0:05:13 > 0:05:18So when it gets hurt, you have to learn to do these things again.

0:05:18 > 0:05:22Molly and Adam both have traumatic brain injuries,

0:05:22 > 0:05:25which means that they have hit their heads very hard,

0:05:25 > 0:05:28and parts of their brains have been damaged.

0:05:29 > 0:05:34Molly is starting to realise that there are a lot of things

0:05:34 > 0:05:36that she now can't do.

0:05:36 > 0:05:41- Can I stand up and do it? - No, it's probably best if you don't.

0:05:41 > 0:05:43I can't reach anything.

0:05:43 > 0:05:45Yeah, you can, if you lean forward you can reach that.

0:05:45 > 0:05:47No, cos it hurts my legs.

0:05:47 > 0:05:53Molly has achieved so much already, but knows that she has to work hard

0:05:53 > 0:05:57to get back to where she was before the accident.

0:05:57 > 0:06:01So we're talking about you going back to school, Molly.

0:06:01 > 0:06:03Is that one of your big goals?

0:06:03 > 0:06:05What would you like to do when you go back to school?

0:06:05 > 0:06:08- See all my friends. - See all your friends.

0:06:08 > 0:06:11- Be able to walk round school.- OK.

0:06:11 > 0:06:14- And join in all the gossip? - Mmm-hmm.- Yeah?

0:06:14 > 0:06:18- Cos I haven't heard much. - You haven't heard much?

0:06:19 > 0:06:23Are there some other things that you would like to practice?

0:06:23 > 0:06:25My memory.

0:06:25 > 0:06:28Right. And what does that help you to do now?

0:06:28 > 0:06:32It helps me remember what people have said.

0:06:32 > 0:06:34Molly has to relearn so much.

0:06:35 > 0:06:38She's spending most of her time

0:06:38 > 0:06:41getting her brain to remember how to walk.

0:06:42 > 0:06:45But she's finding it tough.

0:06:45 > 0:06:48Molly, shall we try to remember?

0:06:48 > 0:06:49I can't do that.

0:06:49 > 0:06:51- Shall we start?- Yeah.

0:06:55 > 0:06:57- Are you tired?- Yeah.

0:06:57 > 0:06:59OK, let's sit down again.

0:07:02 > 0:07:05It's no surprise she's struggling.

0:07:05 > 0:07:10Four months ago, Molly was hit by a van outside her home.

0:07:10 > 0:07:17She was so poorly that she was taken to hospital in a helicopter.

0:07:17 > 0:07:20I don't really remember any of it.

0:07:21 > 0:07:24I heard Mummy say it's going to be OK.

0:07:24 > 0:07:28But then after that it was like...nothing.

0:07:29 > 0:07:33Before the accident, Molly was so...

0:07:33 > 0:07:34just out there, you know?

0:07:34 > 0:07:36She was so popular.

0:07:36 > 0:07:39She was always out with her friends. Her friends would be round here.

0:07:39 > 0:07:42She was just the life and soul, really.

0:07:44 > 0:07:48When I woke up, I don't remember that either.

0:07:50 > 0:07:52Because I was in PTA.

0:07:55 > 0:07:59That means Post Traumatic Amnesia.

0:08:00 > 0:08:04It means you forget something the next day.

0:08:04 > 0:08:07What you've just done, you forget.

0:08:07 > 0:08:10Do you remember what happened to your leg?

0:08:10 > 0:08:12- No.- Thing is, you can see that damage, can't you?- Yeah.

0:08:12 > 0:08:14And what damage can't you see?

0:08:16 > 0:08:18In there.

0:08:18 > 0:08:23I decided to cut round my head and take my brain out.

0:08:23 > 0:08:25Then you'd definitely see some damage.

0:08:26 > 0:08:29Molly finds it frustrating

0:08:29 > 0:08:32that things aren't the way they were before.

0:08:32 > 0:08:35I want you to follow me, and try and move to the music.

0:08:35 > 0:08:38- I can't do that. - I'm going to go slowly.

0:08:38 > 0:08:41- I still can't do it. - Shall we have one go?- No.

0:08:41 > 0:08:43- To the door? - Just follow my movements.- No.

0:08:43 > 0:08:46You're going to watch my legs as well, yeah?

0:08:46 > 0:08:48- We'll try it, OK?- No.

0:08:48 > 0:08:49Come on, Molly!

0:08:52 > 0:08:55Today, I'm going to Adam's house.

0:08:55 > 0:09:00He has a big idea for us, and he has asked me to come over

0:09:00 > 0:09:04for moral support while he runs it past his mum.

0:09:05 > 0:09:08You have something to tell me? What've you got to tell me?

0:09:25 > 0:09:27You WANT to do one or you ARE doing one?

0:09:32 > 0:09:35Do you not think two miles is a bit far, darling?

0:09:39 > 0:09:43Adam and I want to take on the Great Manchester Run,

0:09:43 > 0:09:46along with thousands of other young people.

0:09:46 > 0:09:51But it will be a lot harder for Adam than anyone else there.

0:09:51 > 0:09:53Do you not think you'll get tired?

0:09:53 > 0:09:56You've only just learned how to walk.

0:09:56 > 0:09:59Can you remember why you've had to learn to walk again?

0:10:10 > 0:10:14After Adam's accident, his brain was so badly hurt

0:10:14 > 0:10:18that he was asleep in a coma for ten weeks.

0:10:18 > 0:10:21The doctors thought he would never wake up.

0:10:21 > 0:10:23See that tube there?

0:10:23 > 0:10:26His brain couldn't even remember how to breathe,

0:10:26 > 0:10:30so the doctors had to put that in until he learned.

0:10:30 > 0:10:32There was a lot of damage to the brain.

0:10:32 > 0:10:35And when someone's telling you that, you think,

0:10:35 > 0:10:38"Ooh, well, it's bad, but it's not that bad."

0:10:38 > 0:10:42You don't realise the extent, and how complex the brain is.

0:10:42 > 0:10:45Adam can understand everything just like you and me.

0:10:45 > 0:10:49But the part of his brain that controls how he talks is broken.

0:10:49 > 0:10:52And the part that controls his walking is broken too.

0:10:52 > 0:10:56One of the consultants that came into us,

0:10:56 > 0:11:00who kind of wanted to make it very crystal clear

0:11:00 > 0:11:03that he probably wouldn't ever talk, eat, walk...

0:11:21 > 0:11:23And do you want to do it, Cobie?

0:11:23 > 0:11:24Yeah!

0:11:24 > 0:11:26Well, if Adam's going to do it, I've got to.

0:11:26 > 0:11:28Cos, it's just...

0:11:29 > 0:11:31I'm not getting beat by him!

0:11:32 > 0:11:33I'm proud of you.

0:11:33 > 0:11:35A two-mile walk for Adam,

0:11:35 > 0:11:39who's only just learned to walk again, is a big deal.

0:11:42 > 0:11:45So we need to get training.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48Right, good luck lads, don't be too long, will ya?

0:11:51 > 0:11:55I'm trying to help Adam to use every part of his body to

0:11:55 > 0:12:00get his brain used to telling different parts to move.

0:12:00 > 0:12:03Come on, lets do squats.

0:12:03 > 0:12:05One.

0:12:05 > 0:12:06Two...

0:12:08 > 0:12:11This is what he does in physio too.

0:12:11 > 0:12:16It's only by doing these things over and over again that Adam's brain

0:12:16 > 0:12:20will learn how to do things again.

0:12:20 > 0:12:23Luckily, Adam is really stubborn,

0:12:23 > 0:12:29and when he wants to do something, he will, no matter how hard it is.

0:12:29 > 0:12:31And Molly's quite stubborn too.

0:12:31 > 0:12:34It's tough when your brain won't do what you want it to.

0:12:34 > 0:12:39Especially when it's something that used to be easy.

0:12:39 > 0:12:41- Right, which one we going for first? - That one.

0:12:45 > 0:12:49I found it quite difficult, because I can't do it.

0:12:49 > 0:12:55So I just get in a hissy fit and throw things.

0:12:55 > 0:12:56And stretch.

0:12:56 > 0:12:58Right, you going to keep it straight?

0:12:58 > 0:12:59Probably not.

0:13:04 > 0:13:08Molly forgets sometimes as well that she can't walk.

0:13:08 > 0:13:10She tries to get up and walk, and she just

0:13:10 > 0:13:14basically gets agitated and angry as well, because she knows that she's

0:13:14 > 0:13:16confused, and she knows that there's a reason,

0:13:16 > 0:13:18but she can't remember what it is

0:13:18 > 0:13:20because everything's scrambled up in her brain.

0:13:20 > 0:13:23To help Molly get over her frustration,

0:13:23 > 0:13:29her mum is taking her for a special treat at the hairdressers.

0:13:29 > 0:13:32- ..apple juice, hot chocolate... - Hot chocolate, please.

0:13:32 > 0:13:34Of course you can.

0:13:34 > 0:13:36But even her pampering session

0:13:36 > 0:13:39doesn't take her mind off her accident.

0:13:39 > 0:13:43- I don't remember anything from the accident.- I know.

0:13:43 > 0:13:49I'd ask my mum what really happened to me,

0:13:49 > 0:13:52and she'd tell me,

0:13:52 > 0:13:55and I could see in her eyes it makes her upset.

0:13:57 > 0:14:00Do you remember what I've told you or not?

0:14:00 > 0:14:02- No.- No?- Oh, yeah!

0:14:02 > 0:14:07I remember, I ran across the road, and I got hit by a van.

0:14:07 > 0:14:11I went past the speed sign in the air and landed in a bush.

0:14:11 > 0:14:16For the first time, Molly is remembering it for herself!

0:14:16 > 0:14:21- Can you remember what was broken? - My ankle, my pelvis.

0:14:21 > 0:14:25But your head had hit the van and smashed into the windscreen.

0:14:25 > 0:14:29And inside your head, your brain had gone, burble-burble-burble.

0:14:29 > 0:14:31Oh, yeah, I know that bit.

0:14:31 > 0:14:37- Like a pink jellyfish.- Yeah. - Even though the brain is grey.

0:14:37 > 0:14:41Sounds like Molly's hard work on improving her memory

0:14:41 > 0:14:42is starting to work.

0:14:42 > 0:14:46- And there's some news for Adam too. - Have a look at that.

0:14:46 > 0:14:48Open your eyes, surprise!

0:14:49 > 0:14:52- Do you know what that picture is? - Look at it.- Have a look.

0:14:54 > 0:14:57Yeah! You're going to be a big brother again!

0:15:02 > 0:15:06Now Adam has got another reason to complete the walk -

0:15:06 > 0:15:08to make his new sibling proud.

0:15:08 > 0:15:10Go! One, two, three, four...

0:15:10 > 0:15:12So it's back to training for him.

0:15:12 > 0:15:15..seven, eight, nine, ten.

0:15:15 > 0:15:20While Adam has the chance to rebuild his life through physio,

0:15:20 > 0:15:23other children are less fortunate.

0:15:23 > 0:15:28The biggest killer of young people today is road traffic accidents.

0:15:28 > 0:15:32Seven children are hit by cars every day,

0:15:32 > 0:15:37and boys are twice as likely as girls to be knocked over.

0:15:37 > 0:15:41Like Adam, Molly was one of the lucky ones to survive.

0:15:41 > 0:15:45Today, she's meeting the medics who saved her life.

0:15:47 > 0:15:50Aw, Molly! Hello!

0:15:50 > 0:15:54This doctor and paramedic from the East Anglian Air Ambulance

0:15:54 > 0:15:57brought Molly into hospital in this helicopter.

0:15:59 > 0:16:01They weren't sure she would survive.

0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Thank you.- Aw, you're all right!

0:16:05 > 0:16:08I'm happy you're doing really well.

0:16:08 > 0:16:10I was ever so sad leaving you at the hospital,

0:16:10 > 0:16:12not knowing what was going to happen to you.

0:16:15 > 0:16:18- ON PHONE:- 'Ambulance emergency - tell me exactly what's happened?'

0:16:18 > 0:16:21- MAN:- 'A girl's been hit by a car...'

0:16:21 > 0:16:25This is the real 999 recording from Molly's accident.

0:16:25 > 0:16:27'OK, we're not too far away now.'

0:16:27 > 0:16:31When they got to her, she was lying on the side of the road.

0:16:31 > 0:16:36She couldn't open her eyes, and she was struggling to breathe.

0:16:36 > 0:16:40Last year, over 2,000 children were killed or

0:16:40 > 0:16:43seriously injured on Britain's roads.

0:16:43 > 0:16:45What does it make you feel like, Molly?

0:16:45 > 0:16:51I'm happy they saved my life, but it's sad to go back to it.

0:16:51 > 0:16:56Yeah. Cos it was the day that your life changed, didn't it?

0:16:56 > 0:16:58All of our lives, really.

0:16:58 > 0:17:02The last time Molly was in this helicopter, she was being flown

0:17:02 > 0:17:07to a hospital emergency department for life-saving treatment.

0:17:07 > 0:17:10- I just want to say thank you so much.- You're welcome.

0:17:10 > 0:17:12Thank you for coming back to see us as well, it's lovely to see you.

0:17:12 > 0:17:15- And thanks for doing so well! - Yeah, you look amazing.

0:17:15 > 0:17:16Aw!

0:17:16 > 0:17:18Has anyone got a tissue for Daddy?

0:17:18 > 0:17:20Ha-ha, you're crying!

0:17:20 > 0:17:22ALL LAUGH

0:17:27 > 0:17:31It was a bit weird, because I didn't know them.

0:17:31 > 0:17:36They just helped me when I was unconscious.

0:17:36 > 0:17:39But it was quite nice to see them

0:17:39 > 0:17:41and to thank them for saving my life.

0:17:44 > 0:17:49It's been an emotional day for Molly and her whole family.

0:17:50 > 0:17:53Today, we're back at the climbing centre

0:17:53 > 0:17:56for our final training session before the walk.

0:17:56 > 0:17:59Adam has been working so hard on his walking

0:17:59 > 0:18:02that he hasn't even brought his wheelchair with him!

0:18:02 > 0:18:04You going to climb the wall today?

0:18:07 > 0:18:10For the last month, Adam and I have been working

0:18:10 > 0:18:13on getting his brain to do what Adam wants it to.

0:18:13 > 0:18:17And the best test of whether we have done our job

0:18:17 > 0:18:21is to see if this time he can make it to the top.

0:18:21 > 0:18:23It's a race, innit.

0:18:23 > 0:18:25And I'm going to get to the top before you.

0:18:30 > 0:18:32I'm not going to lose. I'm not going to lose.

0:18:34 > 0:18:37OK, lads, we're going to have a bit of a race now.

0:18:37 > 0:18:40So after three, off we go. One, two, three - go!

0:18:43 > 0:18:46All right, to the left.

0:18:46 > 0:18:47That's it, well done, mate!

0:18:50 > 0:18:52Come on, Adam, keep going, buddy!

0:18:52 > 0:18:55You're doing really well there, mate. Keep going!

0:18:55 > 0:18:57No way - Adam's winning!

0:18:57 > 0:18:58Keep going, Adam!

0:19:04 > 0:19:06That's it. Well done, Adam!

0:19:08 > 0:19:10Adam beat me.

0:19:10 > 0:19:14All his hard work over the last month has paid off.

0:19:14 > 0:19:18I hope this means he's ready for the big walk.

0:19:20 > 0:19:25Like Adam, Molly has been making a final push for her brain to

0:19:25 > 0:19:26remember how to walk again.

0:19:29 > 0:19:31After months of physiotherapy...

0:19:39 > 0:19:40Yay!

0:19:40 > 0:19:43..Molly takes her first steps on her own.

0:19:43 > 0:19:46- Do you want to walk back?- Yeah! - Come on!

0:19:46 > 0:19:47That's awesome, Molly!

0:19:47 > 0:19:48Ready, steady...

0:19:50 > 0:19:54But has she done enough to be allowed to go home

0:19:54 > 0:19:56and start back at school?

0:19:56 > 0:19:58This is your English book,

0:19:58 > 0:20:00do you want to look at the first page?

0:20:01 > 0:20:03Tell me what you think.

0:20:03 > 0:20:05Ugh! It's terrible.

0:20:05 > 0:20:07It's very different, isn't it?

0:20:09 > 0:20:11And shall we have a look at now?

0:20:11 > 0:20:12Some writing from now.

0:20:15 > 0:20:18We've seen, by looking at all these books,

0:20:18 > 0:20:20how far you've come, haven't you?

0:20:20 > 0:20:22- You've done brilliantly. - Thank you.

0:20:22 > 0:20:25And I'm looking forward to having messages

0:20:25 > 0:20:29- about how well you're doing. - Thank you.- Will you do that?- Yeah.

0:20:29 > 0:20:32- OK, thanks, Molly.- It's OK.

0:20:34 > 0:20:37You've done so well, Molly! Hope you get back home soon.

0:20:43 > 0:20:48It's the night before our big walk. So it's our last chance to relax.

0:20:48 > 0:20:50How are you feeling about the run?

0:20:56 > 0:20:58You feel nervous? Why?

0:21:13 > 0:21:17I think pain will be a huge factor. Risk of falling.

0:21:17 > 0:21:21He just proves us all wrong all the time so...

0:21:23 > 0:21:25who knows?

0:21:25 > 0:21:26Sure you can do it?

0:21:29 > 0:21:30You don't know?

0:21:30 > 0:21:32Are you going to try your hardest?

0:21:32 > 0:21:35With all the nerves and excitement for tomorrow,

0:21:35 > 0:21:38I'm not sure we are going to get any sleep tonight.

0:21:39 > 0:21:42After five months of living at the rehab centre,

0:21:42 > 0:21:45Molly's finally ready to go home.

0:21:45 > 0:21:49And preparations for her farewell party are underway.

0:21:49 > 0:21:54- So how do you feel about going home? - Nervous.- Are you nervous?

0:21:54 > 0:21:58- Why's that?- Cos, erm... I don't know.- You don't know?

0:21:58 > 0:22:01You just feel it in your tummy, a bit nervous.

0:22:01 > 0:22:02- It's like butterflies.- Yeah.

0:22:02 > 0:22:05I get that too. But actually now, I'm quite excited.

0:22:05 > 0:22:09- I'm really looking forward to it. A new start, isn't it?- Mmm-hmm.

0:22:09 > 0:22:12- New chapter.- Chapter. - Yeah, a new chapter.

0:22:12 > 0:22:15- And turn a new leaf.- You're going to turn a new leaf, are you?

0:22:15 > 0:22:17- Yeah.- Oh!

0:22:17 > 0:22:19I'm not running out behind buses.

0:22:19 > 0:22:23Not running out behind buses! That's a really good idea.

0:22:23 > 0:22:26- And what else do we need to do when we cross the road?- Look!

0:22:26 > 0:22:29Look. Stop, look and listen!

0:22:29 > 0:22:30THEY LAUGH

0:22:35 > 0:22:39All dressed up and ready to make an entrance, Molly wants to show

0:22:39 > 0:22:43her friends just how much her brain has recovered by walking in.

0:22:45 > 0:22:48APPLAUSE AND CHEERING

0:22:52 > 0:22:56Well done, darling. I'm so impressed, I can't believe it.

0:22:56 > 0:22:59That's amazing, well done, give me a kiss.

0:22:59 > 0:23:01Whoo!

0:23:01 > 0:23:03Are you excited to go home?

0:23:06 > 0:23:08Are you going to say goodbye?

0:23:09 > 0:23:13After five long months, Molly finally gets to ring the bell,

0:23:13 > 0:23:17signalling the end of her treatment at the rehab centre.

0:23:18 > 0:23:20CHEERING

0:23:23 > 0:23:26A big thank you to everyone on behalf of Molly,

0:23:26 > 0:23:29it's been very... It's been emotional.

0:23:30 > 0:23:34- So, thank you. Do you want to say thanks, Molly?- Thanks.

0:23:34 > 0:23:36- LAUGHTER - Thanks, everyone.

0:23:38 > 0:23:40Our big day is here.

0:23:40 > 0:23:43It's the morning of our two-mile race in Manchester.

0:23:46 > 0:23:49We are lining up to start and there are thousands of people.

0:23:51 > 0:23:53Stand up, now!

0:23:53 > 0:23:56But Adam still seems pretty relaxed.

0:23:58 > 0:24:00Can you do it? Yeah?

0:24:02 > 0:24:04Oh, very good! Good luck!

0:24:04 > 0:24:06STARTING HORN

0:24:14 > 0:24:17- Go on, Adam!- Well done, Adam! Well done!

0:24:20 > 0:24:25- I'm proud of you.- Yeah? - Doing really well, keep it up!

0:24:25 > 0:24:28Go on, you knew it was going to be hard!

0:24:28 > 0:24:30Yeah? We said we'd get you through it, we will.

0:24:32 > 0:24:35Some of the other competitors are already finishing.

0:24:35 > 0:24:39We still have a long way to go.

0:24:39 > 0:24:42Well done, come on, lad - you're doing really, really well.

0:24:44 > 0:24:47You all right? Do you want to take your hat off?

0:24:47 > 0:24:49He's getting tired.

0:24:49 > 0:24:51I'm worried he's not going to make it.

0:24:51 > 0:24:54ADAM MOANS

0:24:54 > 0:24:57You can do it this, I've got you. Yeah?

0:24:57 > 0:24:59I know it's hurting.

0:24:59 > 0:25:01It looks like Adam's had enough.

0:25:01 > 0:25:06But he has already walked so much further than we all thought he would.

0:25:06 > 0:25:07Tired?

0:25:07 > 0:25:09No. Not as tired as him.

0:25:09 > 0:25:11He's been doing all the work.

0:25:13 > 0:25:15He's always been determined.

0:25:15 > 0:25:18If he wanted to do something, he'd usually carry it out.

0:25:18 > 0:25:22And hope can get you a long way.

0:25:22 > 0:25:24Come on, lad. You can do it.

0:25:29 > 0:25:30Yes!

0:25:30 > 0:25:33I should've known he wouldn't have give up that easily.

0:25:33 > 0:25:36- Go, Adam!- Well done! - CHEERING

0:25:36 > 0:25:38Come on, mate - one last push!

0:25:42 > 0:25:45- Yay!- Whoo!

0:25:45 > 0:25:47Not bad for a boy that'd never walk!

0:25:49 > 0:25:52- MC:- We saw inspirational stuff from Ella, and now Adam!

0:25:55 > 0:25:57You are an inspiration, Adam!

0:25:57 > 0:25:59You're nearly there!

0:25:59 > 0:26:01Well done, Adam - absolutely brilliant.

0:26:03 > 0:26:06Go on, do it on your own, do it on your own.

0:26:06 > 0:26:08On your own, come on.

0:26:08 > 0:26:11CHEERING

0:26:18 > 0:26:19Nice one, Adam.

0:26:21 > 0:26:23You're just tired now, aren't you?

0:26:26 > 0:26:29I didn't think he were going to do it halfway through.

0:26:29 > 0:26:33But he worked through the pain. Nearly fell over.

0:26:33 > 0:26:36Dead proud of him. Really proud, aren't we?

0:26:38 > 0:26:39I cried, yeah, I did cry.

0:26:40 > 0:26:42Why? Cos I'm proud of you, aren't I?

0:26:44 > 0:26:45My boy.

0:26:52 > 0:26:56And Molly's having a good day too. She's back at school!

0:26:58 > 0:27:02- Molly!- You look so good!

0:27:02 > 0:27:05You've made so much progress, you look so good.

0:27:05 > 0:27:07I can't believe you can walk, it's so great!

0:27:07 > 0:27:11- So I guess this is it, Molly? You're going to go in?- Yes.

0:27:11 > 0:27:12Yeah? You ready?

0:27:12 > 0:27:15OK, try not to miss me too much.

0:27:16 > 0:27:17- Have fun.- Thank you.- OK.

0:27:18 > 0:27:21- There you go, girls.- Come on.

0:27:21 > 0:27:23- We will!- See you later.

0:27:27 > 0:27:32Molly and my friend Adam have survived something terrible.

0:27:32 > 0:27:35It's awesome they have got this far.

0:27:35 > 0:27:39And with more hard work, they can achieve loads more.

0:27:42 > 0:27:45Be careful and make sure you look before you cross a road.

0:27:47 > 0:27:52Look left and right, be sensible, and wait for the green light.

0:27:52 > 0:27:58Stop and listen.

0:27:58 > 0:28:02I didn't think it would happen to me, but it did.

0:28:02 > 0:28:04If your friend got knocked down by a car,

0:28:04 > 0:28:06you need to be there for them.