Episode 7

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0:00:03 > 0:00:07One of the things I love about us Brits is our spirit of generosity.

0:00:07 > 0:00:09If I can give back to somebody who had a similar struggle

0:00:09 > 0:00:12to my own, then that's what I'd like to do.

0:00:12 > 0:00:16Last year, nearly three-quarters of us gave to charity.

0:00:16 > 0:00:18But what if you had the chance to go back

0:00:18 > 0:00:22- and relive moments from your past? - I wish I was 18 again.

0:00:24 > 0:00:28- I'm expecting Mum and Dad to walk out now and say hello.- Yeah.

0:00:28 > 0:00:31Moments which would inspire you to want to help someone today...

0:00:31 > 0:00:34I want to give back to those people that are going through that,

0:00:34 > 0:00:35that I went through in the beginning.

0:00:35 > 0:00:37If I can give something to somebody else

0:00:37 > 0:00:40- that will change their lives, I'd really love to.- Fantastic.

0:00:40 > 0:00:44'..someone who had no idea this life-changing windfall was coming.'

0:00:44 > 0:00:48I have got, potentially, her dream in my hand.

0:00:48 > 0:00:51- How are you feeling?- Nervous.

0:00:51 > 0:00:53'There'll be surprises.'

0:00:53 > 0:00:56- How are you?- Very good.

0:00:56 > 0:00:58Thank you so much.

0:00:58 > 0:01:00- Thank you.- Ah.

0:01:00 > 0:01:03'With acts of generosity that will change people's lives...'

0:01:03 > 0:01:06- I'm really excited now. - We're ALL crying.

0:01:06 > 0:01:09- Do you need an arm as well? - Yeah, thanks.

0:01:09 > 0:01:12'..forever.' Way! Brilliant.

0:01:12 > 0:01:14Somebody that just does that for people -

0:01:14 > 0:01:16it's just amazing, it really is.

0:01:16 > 0:01:18This is Going Back, Giving Back.

0:01:27 > 0:01:30Today, we're going back to the 1950s.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33This is a story of fighting adversity,

0:01:33 > 0:01:37where love and encouragement turned misfortune into success.

0:01:41 > 0:01:45How did one man beat the odds to live a full and happy life?

0:01:46 > 0:01:50'People say, "If you were born again, if you could have arms,'

0:01:50 > 0:01:52"would you have them?" And I say, "No".

0:01:52 > 0:01:53I've had such a fantastic life.

0:01:53 > 0:01:57What's inspiring him to want to help a deserving person today?

0:01:57 > 0:02:03If I can help somebody else have just the small amount of luck

0:02:03 > 0:02:08and the good life I've had, it would be absolutely brilliant.

0:02:08 > 0:02:12Can he help improve the life of one extremely brave little boy?

0:02:12 > 0:02:15He's loved by so many, he really, really is,

0:02:15 > 0:02:18and once you see that smile, you can't forget Cam.

0:02:18 > 0:02:21'And the nerves are evident as we prepare for a big surprise.'

0:02:21 > 0:02:25- So, how are you feeling about this? - Quite apprehensive.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28With a generous gift that will make a huge difference

0:02:28 > 0:02:30to the whole family.

0:02:30 > 0:02:34- What do you say? Thank you! Thank you very much.- It's a pleasure.

0:02:39 > 0:02:42I've come to Hampshire to meet an extraordinary man,

0:02:42 > 0:02:44whose early life was anything but easy.

0:02:49 > 0:02:51His struggle wasn't just a physical one,

0:02:51 > 0:02:53it was also one of acceptance -

0:02:53 > 0:02:56firstly with himself and then from others.

0:02:56 > 0:02:58But this amazing man found a way to communicate

0:02:58 > 0:03:00that goes way beyond words.

0:03:00 > 0:03:04He's a shining example to others and I can't wait to meet him.

0:03:04 > 0:03:06'54-year-old Tom was born with no arms,

0:03:06 > 0:03:09'as a result of the thalidomide drug -

0:03:09 > 0:03:12'a huge medical scandal which shook the world.

0:03:12 > 0:03:17'Today, he's a successful artist and lives in the village of Holybourne.'

0:03:17 > 0:03:19Must be in the right place. It says "Studio".

0:03:21 > 0:03:25- Tom.- Good morning.- How are you? Nice to see you.- Very good, yeah.

0:03:25 > 0:03:30- This is your den.- Yeah, this is my workroom.- It's amazing!

0:03:30 > 0:03:32Yeah, I'm really lucky.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37But Tom is not your average artist.

0:03:37 > 0:03:41As he was born without arms, he paints using his mouth and feet.

0:03:41 > 0:03:43He produces colourful works of art

0:03:43 > 0:03:46that have sold for up to £700 each across the globe.

0:03:46 > 0:03:49Many of his graphic designs have appeared

0:03:49 > 0:03:51on cards and wrapping paper.

0:03:51 > 0:03:56His signature pieces are his silk flowers and acrylic woodland scenes.

0:03:56 > 0:04:00So, go on, then, why do you want to give something back today?

0:04:00 > 0:04:04I think that I've just had a very, very lovely life,

0:04:04 > 0:04:09a very positive life. It didn't start too well.

0:04:09 > 0:04:13We had lots of problems when I was younger,

0:04:13 > 0:04:17but the fact that now I've got to where I am in my life

0:04:17 > 0:04:19and I feel quite secure,

0:04:19 > 0:04:22I think it's just right that you help other people.

0:04:23 > 0:04:25Tom's start in life was tough.

0:04:25 > 0:04:29While pregnant, his mother had been prescribed the thalidomide drug

0:04:29 > 0:04:31to combat morning sickness.

0:04:31 > 0:04:35Its devastating side effects meant Tom's arms never developed.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40In an attempt to help Tom, as a toddler,

0:04:40 > 0:04:42he was made to wear prosthetic arms.

0:04:43 > 0:04:47Having to wear artificial arms for society, not for me.

0:04:47 > 0:04:51I knew that I could do everything with my feet, but it was society

0:04:51 > 0:04:55that said that I had to be in the same pigeonhole, the same as you.

0:04:55 > 0:04:59- I had to look normal.- That must be so frustrating for you, in a way.

0:04:59 > 0:05:03It was really frustrating to have to wear these cumbersome things

0:05:03 > 0:05:06that took so long to do things.

0:05:06 > 0:05:09What was it like when you first went to school?

0:05:10 > 0:05:12Um, it was quite difficult.

0:05:12 > 0:05:16It was... Being the only child in the playground with no arms,

0:05:16 > 0:05:18people notice you.

0:05:18 > 0:05:21My mother always tells the story about when I was about six,

0:05:21 > 0:05:24coming home in tears because one of the kids had been bullying

0:05:24 > 0:05:26and was saying something to me.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29I was sitting on her lap and she was in tears and I was in tears.

0:05:29 > 0:05:32My brother came in and sort of said,

0:05:32 > 0:05:34"You've got to stick up for yourself.

0:05:34 > 0:05:36"Tomorrow, I want you to stand up

0:05:36 > 0:05:39"and, you know, give him as good as he's giving you."

0:05:39 > 0:05:41- And you did?- And I did, yeah.

0:05:41 > 0:05:43If you stand up for yourself, it's much easier in life.

0:05:43 > 0:05:45Tom's always been a fighter

0:05:45 > 0:05:48and has never let his disability get in the way of life.

0:05:48 > 0:05:51He went to Brighton University and got an arts degree

0:05:51 > 0:05:54and then married his college sweetheart,

0:05:54 > 0:05:57with whom he has two grown-up children.

0:05:57 > 0:05:59He's been a professional artist for 30 years

0:05:59 > 0:06:01and has exhibited across the world.

0:06:01 > 0:06:04He's on the board of the Mouth and Foot Painters,

0:06:04 > 0:06:07an international association of disabled artists.

0:06:09 > 0:06:11He's also founder of a charity

0:06:11 > 0:06:15that builds fully accessible holiday bungalows for the disabled.

0:06:17 > 0:06:19Tom is an incredibly positive person,

0:06:19 > 0:06:24so it's no surprise he's made such a success of his life.

0:06:24 > 0:06:28So, you've decided that you want to help somebody else that's unique?

0:06:28 > 0:06:34Yeah, I think it's important that if you've had a really good life,

0:06:34 > 0:06:38you know, and you can look back

0:06:38 > 0:06:41and think, "I've done quite well"...

0:06:42 > 0:06:46People say, "If you were born again, would you have arms?

0:06:46 > 0:06:49"If you could have arms, would you have them?" And I say, "No."

0:06:49 > 0:06:53I've had such a fantastic life and, actually, to be able to help

0:06:53 > 0:06:55somebody else that's not, maybe, so fortunate

0:06:55 > 0:06:58or haven't had the chances to do amazing things

0:06:58 > 0:07:00like I've done is really important.

0:07:00 > 0:07:03I hate to drag you away from that, but I think,

0:07:03 > 0:07:06in order for you to give something back, we need to go back first.

0:07:06 > 0:07:10- Are you up for a little journey? - Absolutely, yeah.- There we go.

0:07:10 > 0:07:14- It's looking good, though.- It will get there.- Yeah, definitely. Right.

0:07:15 > 0:07:18'We're taking Tom back to the place which inspired him

0:07:18 > 0:07:22'to become the confident and artistic person he is today.

0:07:22 > 0:07:25'And we're hoping poignant memories will spur his

0:07:25 > 0:07:27'to want to help someone else.'

0:07:27 > 0:07:29So, have you got any idea where we're going to go?

0:07:31 > 0:07:35- I have no idea where we're going to go.- Good.

0:07:35 > 0:07:39- So, it's quite exciting, isn't it? - Yeah. Well, I hope it is.- Yeah.

0:07:42 > 0:07:45It's a lovely place to be driven around anyway, Hampshire.

0:07:45 > 0:07:47- It is, yeah.- Lovely countryside.

0:07:49 > 0:07:51For the first six years of his school life,

0:07:51 > 0:07:53Tom attended mainstream schools,

0:07:53 > 0:07:56but he wasn't happy as he felt they didn't understand

0:07:56 > 0:07:59his capabilities and he started falling behind.

0:07:59 > 0:08:02However, his life completely changed at the age of 11,

0:08:02 > 0:08:05when he was sent to Treloar's, a boarding school

0:08:05 > 0:08:08designed especially for children with disabilities.

0:08:08 > 0:08:12It was here that Tom really started to accept who he was.

0:08:13 > 0:08:19It annoys me, you know, the fact that I'm very often termed

0:08:19 > 0:08:23as a thalidomide victim and I really don't like that cos I think,

0:08:23 > 0:08:26- to be a victim, you should have suffered in life.- Right.

0:08:26 > 0:08:29And I have definitely not suffered in life.

0:08:29 > 0:08:32I've had a fantastic life and been very fortunate.

0:08:33 > 0:08:36Thalidomide was an international medical disaster,

0:08:36 > 0:08:40that led to more than 10,000 children across the world

0:08:40 > 0:08:42being born with deformities.

0:08:45 > 0:08:48- NEWS REPORT:- 'Andy can get in and out of the driving seat

0:08:48 > 0:08:50'without help and without artificial limbs

0:08:50 > 0:08:52'and, for the first time in his life,

0:08:52 > 0:08:55'Andy does not have to ask to be taken out to play.'

0:08:55 > 0:09:00The drug was developed in the mid-1950s as a mild sleeping pill,

0:09:00 > 0:09:04and was also found to help pregnant women with morning sickness.

0:09:04 > 0:09:06But in the early '60s,

0:09:06 > 0:09:10a doctor in Australia noticed an increase in deformed babies

0:09:10 > 0:09:14being born at his hospital to mothers who had taken thalidomide.

0:09:14 > 0:09:19The link was finally revealed in 1961, a year before Tom was born.

0:09:21 > 0:09:24It's incredible the fact you were born with no arms,

0:09:24 > 0:09:27it hasn't held you back one bit, has it?

0:09:27 > 0:09:30No, but I think that comes down to my upbringing

0:09:30 > 0:09:34and the fact that I didn't have parents or family

0:09:34 > 0:09:37- that sort of said, "You can't do that."- Yeah.

0:09:37 > 0:09:39It was always, "You CAN do that",

0:09:39 > 0:09:42and if I wanted to try something, they encouraged me to try it.

0:09:42 > 0:09:47Around 180 million thalidomide tablets were sold

0:09:47 > 0:09:49in 46 countries across the world.

0:09:51 > 0:09:53The drug only damaged babies

0:09:53 > 0:09:56if it was taken in the first six weeks of pregnancy.

0:09:56 > 0:10:00The impact depended precisely on what day it was taken.

0:10:00 > 0:10:02On day 24, it affected the arms.

0:10:04 > 0:10:07Tom was the youngest of five children.

0:10:07 > 0:10:10His father was a baker and his mother a nurse.

0:10:10 > 0:10:12When Tom was born, she was heartbroken

0:10:12 > 0:10:15when he was quickly taken away and she wasn't allowed to see him.

0:10:17 > 0:10:22- That was a real shock, because she was a nurse.- Of course.

0:10:22 > 0:10:26She'd done midwifery and she couldn't understand why, you know.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29- And the nurses were coming in... - It must have been frightening.

0:10:29 > 0:10:31Yeah, and they were saying to her,

0:10:31 > 0:10:33"Oh, Mrs Yendell, we've just fed your lovely baby.

0:10:33 > 0:10:37"He's very beautiful." And she just couldn't understand why.

0:10:37 > 0:10:40In those days, there were no prenatal scans

0:10:40 > 0:10:42to check on the baby's progress,

0:10:42 > 0:10:46so Tom's disability came as a shock to everyone.

0:10:46 > 0:10:49When doctors felt his mother had recovered from the birth,

0:10:49 > 0:10:51she was told the devastating news

0:10:51 > 0:10:54that her son had been born without arms.

0:10:54 > 0:10:56My mother always tells the story of...

0:10:58 > 0:11:00..coming to see me for the first time

0:11:00 > 0:11:06and leaning over my cot and she had a scarf round her neck

0:11:06 > 0:11:11and I took hold of it with my toes and pulled it

0:11:11 > 0:11:14and she said that connection was made straightaway.

0:11:14 > 0:11:18Tom's parents are now in their '90s and live by the coast.

0:11:18 > 0:11:22His mother had no idea of the consequences of taking thalidomide

0:11:22 > 0:11:24when she was pregnant with Tom.

0:11:24 > 0:11:27Once the devastating side effects had been identified,

0:11:27 > 0:11:30it was discovered the drug hadn't been tested

0:11:30 > 0:11:32for use during pregnancy.

0:11:32 > 0:11:36Thalidomide became an international medical scandal.

0:11:36 > 0:11:39The families of thalidomide children, including Tom's,

0:11:39 > 0:11:41launched a legal battle

0:11:41 > 0:11:44against the UK drug's manufacturer for compensation.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48- NEWS REPORT:- 'The firm which sold the thalidomide drug in Britain

0:11:48 > 0:11:50'has offered to pay £20 million.

0:11:50 > 0:11:53'It will go to more than 300 children born deformed

0:11:53 > 0:11:56'because their mothers took the drug on doctor's orders

0:11:56 > 0:11:57'when they were pregnant.'

0:11:57 > 0:12:02After the settlement in 1968, the Sunday Times newspaper led

0:12:02 > 0:12:06a high-profile campaign for more compensation,

0:12:06 > 0:12:10resulting in a further £28 million being paid out in the 1970s.

0:12:19 > 0:12:23- Ah, I see where we are now! - So, go on then.

0:12:23 > 0:12:27So, this is my school. This is the old boys' school.

0:12:27 > 0:12:34- When I came at 11 years old, this is the school that I came to.- Right.

0:12:34 > 0:12:38And, er, this has got lots of fantastic memories, actually.

0:12:40 > 0:12:42Alongside his family, he credits this school

0:12:42 > 0:12:46with giving him the confidence, as a young boy, to flourish.

0:12:46 > 0:12:48Tom doesn't see having no arms as a hindrance

0:12:48 > 0:12:50but, rather, as the making of him.

0:12:52 > 0:12:54So, who'd have thought it?

0:12:54 > 0:12:59Your old school's now a posh hotel, but what's it like being back here?

0:12:59 > 0:13:01It brings back so many memories to me,

0:13:01 > 0:13:05especially this part of the building.

0:13:05 > 0:13:08- This was where you moved up to. - Right.

0:13:08 > 0:13:12So, you started over the other side and, as you got older,

0:13:12 > 0:13:17this was where the older boys lived. So, lots of amazing memories.

0:13:17 > 0:13:21And the first couple of days weren't that brilliant here.

0:13:21 > 0:13:24I used to wear leather flip-flops

0:13:24 > 0:13:28because, obviously, using my feet, I needed to get into them.

0:13:28 > 0:13:32And every new boy had to go up to the medical centre

0:13:32 > 0:13:35and the matron looked at my shoes and said,

0:13:35 > 0:13:38"Go back to the house and get some decent shoes on."

0:13:38 > 0:13:40And, of course, I burst into tears,

0:13:40 > 0:13:44because I can't do anything when I wear socks and shoes, you know.

0:13:44 > 0:13:49So, that was...that was a bit of a problem.

0:13:49 > 0:13:52But once they realised what it was all about,

0:13:52 > 0:13:56and the fact that I use my feet, we just got on with things.

0:13:57 > 0:14:00The Treloar's boarding school was opened in 1949

0:14:00 > 0:14:03to educate physically disabled boys

0:14:03 > 0:14:07in this beautiful Jacobean manor that dates back to 1620.

0:14:08 > 0:14:10The school was funded by a trust,

0:14:10 > 0:14:14started in 1908, by the then Lord Mayor of London,

0:14:14 > 0:14:18Sir William Purdie Treloar, to help children who were disabled.

0:14:18 > 0:14:19Although it's no longer a school,

0:14:19 > 0:14:23this country mansion is where Tom's life was transformed

0:14:23 > 0:14:25when he arrived, back in 1973.

0:14:26 > 0:14:29- So, it's good to be back here? - Yeah, it's always good,

0:14:29 > 0:14:33and even now that the school is no longer here,

0:14:33 > 0:14:37there's still lots and lots of history still here.

0:14:37 > 0:14:41Yeah, the school's moved to quite close to where you live now.

0:14:41 > 0:14:45Yeah, just up the road. I don't think I will leave Treloar's.

0:14:45 > 0:14:47- It's been a big part of me. - You don't to leave,

0:14:47 > 0:14:50- cos we're going to go back to it now.- Oh, wow.

0:14:50 > 0:14:53- Enjoying this little trip, aren't you?- I am, yeah.

0:14:56 > 0:15:00In 1978, when Tom was just 16, his boys' boarding school

0:15:00 > 0:15:03merged with a girls' school and moved to a new site.

0:15:03 > 0:15:05He was here for two years.

0:15:05 > 0:15:09This is where he was encouraged to develop his artistic talents.

0:15:09 > 0:15:12It will no doubt stir up so many positive memories

0:15:12 > 0:15:16and, hopefully, fuel his desire to help someone today.

0:15:22 > 0:15:25I tell you what - it's a bit different to the old place.

0:15:25 > 0:15:26It is. Much newer.

0:15:26 > 0:15:30They've got the new site here and they've brought it all together.

0:15:30 > 0:15:33- Yeah.- All on the one site.- It's a school of two halves, isn't it?

0:15:33 > 0:15:35- That's the old, obviously, isn't it?- Yeah.

0:15:35 > 0:15:38- And there's a huge new facility. - Yeah.- Amazing.

0:15:38 > 0:15:41So, I think it was the 1960s when it was a girls' school.

0:15:41 > 0:15:45And then we were the first year to come up as boys.

0:15:45 > 0:15:49The headmaster always told us we had the worst exam results because,

0:15:49 > 0:15:52of course, all we wanted to do was look at the girls really.

0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Worth it though, wasn't it?- It was, definitely.- Bad exam results.

0:15:55 > 0:15:58- Yeah, it was.- Shall we have a look round?- Absolutely. I'll show you in.

0:15:58 > 0:16:02'Art wasn't the only subject Tom enjoyed during time here.

0:16:02 > 0:16:05'He was also into drama. He even played the lead

0:16:05 > 0:16:08'in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

0:16:08 > 0:16:10'He left his own legacy to the school

0:16:10 > 0:16:12'that is so close to his heart -

0:16:12 > 0:16:15'a mural depicting the plays he was involved in.'

0:16:15 > 0:16:19- It's still here.- It's still here, amazingly, after 40-odd...

0:16:19 > 0:16:25- Is that you?- That's me. Look at that.- Look at that hair!- Yeah.

0:16:25 > 0:16:29- I grew it for Joseph, of course. - Oh, yeah, of course.- Yeah.

0:16:29 > 0:16:33- So, that's you painting this? - So, this is when I was...

0:16:33 > 0:16:36- Yeah, this is 40-odd years ago. - So, what have we got here?

0:16:36 > 0:16:40- We've got Gilbert and Sullivan... All shows then.- Yeah, all shows.

0:16:40 > 0:16:43All the shows that we did while we were here. Yeah.

0:16:43 > 0:16:47- This is brilliant. It's massive! - Yeah.- It's really good!

0:16:47 > 0:16:51It's just lovely. It does bring back so many memories,

0:16:51 > 0:16:53especially thinking about all the theatre

0:16:53 > 0:16:57and the musicals that we did. It was quite amazing.

0:16:57 > 0:16:58Do you know what I love about this?

0:16:58 > 0:17:01- It's a real splash of colour, isn't it?- Yeah.

0:17:01 > 0:17:04- You don't expect it down a corridor. - I think that's why they've left it.

0:17:04 > 0:17:06- I think it just adds something to a white corridor.- Yeah.

0:17:06 > 0:17:10- Makes it less institutionalised. - Are you proud that it's still here?

0:17:10 > 0:17:12I am. I'm a bit embarrassed

0:17:12 > 0:17:15cos I think that my art work has come on a lot more.

0:17:15 > 0:17:16I was thinking this is brilliant!

0:17:16 > 0:17:20- I think, yeah, it's amazing it's still here.- I think it's awesome.

0:17:20 > 0:17:22'It's clear this trip down memory lane

0:17:22 > 0:17:25'is bringing everything back to Tom,

0:17:25 > 0:17:28'reminding how much he owes this special school,

0:17:28 > 0:17:30'as well as what he's achieved.'

0:17:30 > 0:17:33You know, coming back here to where it all started,

0:17:33 > 0:17:37has it reinforced that feeling that you want to give something back?

0:17:37 > 0:17:38Oh, yeah, absolutely.

0:17:38 > 0:17:43I just think it's quite amazing to look back at, you know,

0:17:43 > 0:17:48my childhood and my family and then coming to Treloar's.

0:17:48 > 0:17:53Now I look back and think what an incredibly lucky life I've had

0:17:53 > 0:17:58and so, if I can help somebody else have just the small amount

0:17:58 > 0:18:03of luck and the good life I've had, that would be absolutely brilliant.

0:18:03 > 0:18:06You're such a positive guy, do you know that?

0:18:06 > 0:18:09Well, there's no point in being negative in life, is there?

0:18:09 > 0:18:13We should be more positive, looking at the positive side of life.

0:18:13 > 0:18:16- Shall we head out? - I think that's a good idea.

0:18:16 > 0:18:19- You don't fancy adding a bit more onto this?- Maybe.

0:18:19 > 0:18:21They've done a lot more plays since I was here.

0:18:23 > 0:18:26Coming up, we've been on the hunt for someone whose story

0:18:26 > 0:18:30we hope will strike a chord with Tom and we think we've found them.

0:18:31 > 0:18:35He's a brave young boy whose life has been fraught with disabilities.

0:18:35 > 0:18:38Everything that he goes through,

0:18:38 > 0:18:41everything that he's dealt with so far, up to now,

0:18:41 > 0:18:44he's always got a little smile on his face.

0:18:44 > 0:18:46He and his mum think we're making a programme

0:18:46 > 0:18:48about children with disabilities.

0:18:48 > 0:18:52They have no idea the real reason behind Tom's visit

0:18:52 > 0:18:54and that they could be in for a gift

0:18:54 > 0:18:58- that could make all the difference to their lives.- Good girl.

0:19:00 > 0:19:01There's one place at this school

0:19:01 > 0:19:05where Tom spent much of his time - the art block.

0:19:05 > 0:19:08Do you think you'd be an artist if it wasn't for this place?

0:19:08 > 0:19:12Er, no, I definitely wouldn't have been an artist without Treloar's.

0:19:12 > 0:19:15- It's changed your life then, really. - Absolutely.

0:19:15 > 0:19:20Yeah, I mean, with the art and with painting with my mouth and foot,

0:19:20 > 0:19:23you know, has given me everything I've got really.

0:19:23 > 0:19:27- It's powerful, isn't it? - It is, absolutely, yeah.

0:19:27 > 0:19:29There was one man, in particular, who inspired him -

0:19:29 > 0:19:31his art teacher, Alan.

0:19:31 > 0:19:34Sadly, Alan passed away just after Tom left school,

0:19:34 > 0:19:38but we're about to meet a lady who still has very fond memories of Tom.

0:19:38 > 0:19:41- Is this the art room then?- This is the art room.- Come on, let's go in.

0:19:41 > 0:19:43- Okey doke.- 'Alan's widow, Mary,

0:19:43 > 0:19:45'knows all about what Tom got up to.'

0:19:45 > 0:19:47TOM LAUGHS

0:19:47 > 0:19:49A little surprise for you. I hope you don't mind.

0:19:49 > 0:19:51- How are you?- That's wonderful!

0:19:53 > 0:19:59- Hello.- So, you know this gentleman then?- I know him very well, yeah.

0:19:59 > 0:20:03- A long time.- Yes, I don't know how many years.- Well...

0:20:03 > 0:20:06- Lost in the mists of time. - Yeah, 43, maybe.

0:20:06 > 0:20:09- I would think that's quite a good guess.- That's a good guess.

0:20:09 > 0:20:12You can tell us what a wonderful husband she had.

0:20:12 > 0:20:14- Yes, he was great, wasn't he?- Yeah.

0:20:14 > 0:20:17- He made a big difference to YOUR life.- Absolutely.

0:20:17 > 0:20:20All I remember about Alan, or the main things is,

0:20:20 > 0:20:22that we did so much.

0:20:22 > 0:20:26We did so many different types of medium and materials.

0:20:26 > 0:20:28- It was absolutely brilliant.- Yeah.

0:20:28 > 0:20:31What did your husband feel about Tom?

0:20:31 > 0:20:35Yes, well, he obviously encouraged him to pick art up

0:20:35 > 0:20:41- because he could see that is what he could do with his life.- Yeah.

0:20:41 > 0:20:43So, I think he was very encouraging.

0:20:43 > 0:20:48When I was here as a student, we didn't really have a disability

0:20:48 > 0:20:52or anything, because we were taught to cope with it.

0:20:52 > 0:20:55We were taught to get ourselves up in the morning

0:20:55 > 0:21:00- and then we also helped the others get up in the morning.- Yeah.

0:21:00 > 0:21:03- So, it was about community.- Mmm.

0:21:03 > 0:21:07But, I mean, artwise, it was, right from the start,

0:21:07 > 0:21:11just having a teacher that was interested in what you were doing

0:21:11 > 0:21:14and trying to pass his knowledge on.

0:21:14 > 0:21:16Could your husband see the potential in him then, as an artist?

0:21:16 > 0:21:20Oh, definitely, yes. He'd come home and tell me about Tom.

0:21:20 > 0:21:25- What did he use to say?- Um, well, I think he was quite cheeky.

0:21:25 > 0:21:26THEY LAUGH

0:21:26 > 0:21:30- Who, this one?- Yes.- Oh, really?- I haven't told him that, Mary!- I see.

0:21:30 > 0:21:34How do you feel about what he's achieved as an artist?

0:21:34 > 0:21:38Well, I just wish my husband was alive to...

0:21:38 > 0:21:42- He would have been 89 this week, Tom.- Wow.- I know.

0:21:42 > 0:21:44- He'd have been very proud of him. - He would.

0:21:44 > 0:21:47He'd have been so proud of you and what you've achieved.

0:21:47 > 0:21:49So much to catch up on, but thank you for surprising him.

0:21:49 > 0:21:52- See you later, Mary. Lovely to see you.- Very nice to see you, Mary.

0:21:52 > 0:21:55- Made my day. - Perhaps you've made mine.

0:22:00 > 0:22:03Taking Tom back to the place that made him who he is today

0:22:03 > 0:22:05has been inspirational.

0:22:05 > 0:22:08Do you think you'd be an artist if it wasn't for this place?

0:22:08 > 0:22:12No, I definitely wouldn't have been an artist without Treloar's.

0:22:12 > 0:22:16But, most importantly, it's helped focus his mind.

0:22:16 > 0:22:21If I can help somebody else have just the small amount of luck

0:22:21 > 0:22:24and the good life I've had, it would be absolutely brilliant.

0:22:26 > 0:22:28For Tom, this school is where real life began.

0:22:28 > 0:22:32Without this place, he wouldn't be the artist he is today.

0:22:32 > 0:22:35And do you know what? I don't think he'd be the MAN he is today.

0:22:35 > 0:22:39His extraordinary resilience has allowed him to turn his life around

0:22:39 > 0:22:42and now he wants to help someone else and give something back.

0:22:42 > 0:22:44Our team have been hard of the case,

0:22:44 > 0:22:48tracking down someone who we think would benefit from Tom's generosity.

0:22:52 > 0:22:5516-year-old Cameron lives in Gravesend, Kent,

0:22:55 > 0:22:57with his devoted mum, Lisa, and dad, Rob.

0:22:57 > 0:23:02This is Cam's favourite meal and it's what he has day in, day out.

0:23:02 > 0:23:06Cameron was born with a progressive muscle-wasting disease

0:23:06 > 0:23:09and has been in a wheelchair since he was 11 years old.

0:23:09 > 0:23:12Cameron is an absolutely amazing little boy.

0:23:12 > 0:23:16He's loved by so many, he really, really is. And he's known for...

0:23:16 > 0:23:20Once you see that smile, you don't forget it, you can't forget Cam.

0:23:20 > 0:23:23- That's what he's known by. - That's it. All gone.- All gone.

0:23:25 > 0:23:27As a baby, Cameron appeared fit and healthy.

0:23:27 > 0:23:29It was only when he began to walk

0:23:29 > 0:23:32that his parents suspected something was wrong.

0:23:32 > 0:23:34He wouldn't run off with his cousins.

0:23:34 > 0:23:36He always wanted to hold your hand

0:23:36 > 0:23:39or wanted to be in the pushchair or wanted carrying.

0:23:39 > 0:23:42At first it was, like, "You're just a bit lazy."

0:23:42 > 0:23:44Then it was, "Actually, no, this isn't right."

0:23:46 > 0:23:48The doctor just kept saying he was flat-footed.

0:23:48 > 0:23:50The health visitor was saying there was nothing wrong,

0:23:50 > 0:23:52but we knew there was something wrong. You do.

0:23:52 > 0:23:56Cameron was sent for tests and at the age of three and a half,

0:23:56 > 0:23:59he was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy,

0:23:59 > 0:24:03the most severe type of the muscle-wasting condition.

0:24:03 > 0:24:06There is no cure and he will keep getting weaker.

0:24:07 > 0:24:09Despite finally getting a diagnosis,

0:24:09 > 0:24:12finding out was heartbreaking for Cameron's parents.

0:24:15 > 0:24:17When you go from thinking he just needs

0:24:17 > 0:24:21a bit of physio on his hips to suddenly finding out

0:24:21 > 0:24:25that this little boy that you've got here, that's your first child

0:24:25 > 0:24:28and, no matter what child it is, it's still your child,

0:24:28 > 0:24:31and all of a sudden, your life has changed

0:24:31 > 0:24:33and everything is done different.

0:24:36 > 0:24:39Lisa was a travel agent before Cameron was born,

0:24:39 > 0:24:41but has been unable to return to work

0:24:41 > 0:24:44as she needs to look after him 24/7.

0:24:44 > 0:24:46'Obviously, there's lots of tears

0:24:46 > 0:24:48'and lots of heartache, but you do it. You have to.'

0:24:48 > 0:24:50You cope and you get on with it.

0:24:50 > 0:24:54'Some people say I'm brave. My easiest way to explain it'

0:24:54 > 0:24:57is you just build a brick wall.

0:24:57 > 0:25:01'Some people would probably think I actually look quite hard-faced

0:25:01 > 0:25:03'and don't really show emotion,

0:25:03 > 0:25:06'but that is my way of coping and dealing with things'

0:25:06 > 0:25:12and just focussing on the here and now and the fun and the enjoyment.

0:25:13 > 0:25:14Make it for me.

0:25:14 > 0:25:16THEY LAUGH

0:25:16 > 0:25:18Right, shoulder one.

0:25:19 > 0:25:22Cameron is my little special soldier.

0:25:22 > 0:25:24Um, he's just my little hero.

0:25:26 > 0:25:30Cameron is also an extremely talented and budding artist.

0:25:30 > 0:25:32He's a young man after Tom's own heart.

0:25:34 > 0:25:37So, with these parallels, we've arranged for them to meet.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42Um, I'm heading off to see a young man called Cameron.

0:25:42 > 0:25:47I've been told he's about 16 years old.

0:25:47 > 0:25:52He as a uniqueness, like I do, and he's also an artist.

0:25:52 > 0:25:56So, I'm interested to know more about his art and his painting.

0:25:59 > 0:26:03- Hi, Tom, all right.- Hello. - Come in. Nice to meet you.

0:26:03 > 0:26:06Lisa and Cameron think we're making a programme

0:26:06 > 0:26:08about children with disabilities.

0:26:08 > 0:26:09They have absolutely no idea

0:26:09 > 0:26:12that they could be in line for a generous gift

0:26:12 > 0:26:15that could make a huge difference to their lives,

0:26:15 > 0:26:18so this meeting is extremely important.

0:26:18 > 0:26:21- Just go to the right and you'll see Cam.- Ah.

0:26:21 > 0:26:24- Hey, hey.- Cam, this is Tom.

0:26:24 > 0:26:28- You're up already.- Tom, this is Cam. - How are you?- Take a seat.

0:26:28 > 0:26:30Yeah, brilliant. Is this your cat then?

0:26:30 > 0:26:32This is the family cat, Jess, yeah.

0:26:32 > 0:26:36So, you're into your dinosaurs, yeah?

0:26:36 > 0:26:39- Got a dinosaur bedroom, haven't you? - Have you?

0:26:39 > 0:26:40Cameron was just four years old

0:26:40 > 0:26:43when his parents realised he had a talent for art.

0:26:43 > 0:26:45He could copy pictures

0:26:45 > 0:26:47of his favourite animals almost identically.

0:26:47 > 0:26:51They've been encouraging his artistic ability ever since.

0:26:51 > 0:26:54Cameron has even gone on to sell some of his artwork

0:26:54 > 0:26:56and, so far, he's raised over £200.

0:26:58 > 0:27:02This talent is, of course, what Tom's interested in hearing about.

0:27:02 > 0:27:03What about painting?

0:27:03 > 0:27:07Do you ever do any painting or is it always sort of drawing?

0:27:07 > 0:27:10- Um, well, I painted him. - He doesn't paint pictures as such.

0:27:10 > 0:27:14- He's painted both of those. - Oh, right, OK.

0:27:14 > 0:27:17That was plain white and it came as a kit.

0:27:17 > 0:27:20You got the dinosaur and some little paints and he painted it.

0:27:20 > 0:27:23- That's fantastic. - And painted that.- Hey!

0:27:23 > 0:27:26I paint, Cameron, with my mouth mainly.

0:27:26 > 0:27:29I've been an artist for 30 years this year,

0:27:29 > 0:27:34so nearly twice as long as you've been around, so it's a long time.

0:27:34 > 0:27:39And the thing about it is that you have to keep trying new things

0:27:39 > 0:27:42- because it becomes very boring otherwise.- Mm-hmm.

0:27:42 > 0:27:46- I want to try and learn how to do shading a bit better.- Shading?

0:27:46 > 0:27:50That's a good thing to do. I was never very good at shading.

0:27:51 > 0:27:52Yeah.

0:27:52 > 0:27:56Being artistic is something that Tom and Cameron have in common.

0:27:56 > 0:27:59But Cameron also has another passion.

0:27:59 > 0:28:03- So you like ALL types of animals? - What's your favourite?

0:28:03 > 0:28:09- Er, chameleons.- What is it you want to do?- I want to work with animals.

0:28:09 > 0:28:14- Yeah, yeah, that's good.- And keep drawing them as well.- Mm-hmm.

0:28:15 > 0:28:19Clearly, Tom can see the dedication Cameron has to his art.

0:28:19 > 0:28:23There were boys at Tom's school who had muscular dystrophy,

0:28:23 > 0:28:25so he's fully aware

0:28:25 > 0:28:27that Cameron's physical condition will be worsening.

0:28:29 > 0:28:33- So, he's losing his strength gradually?- He is, yeah.

0:28:33 > 0:28:37He can't pick up a cup like he used to be able to.

0:28:37 > 0:28:39He used to be able to pick up a cup and drink out of it.

0:28:39 > 0:28:44A lot of the time he needs a straw now, rather than, or help.

0:28:44 > 0:28:47If he's reaching for something, a lot of the time now,

0:28:47 > 0:28:50he uses that hand to get it and the other hand to...

0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Pull the other hand to him. - Yeah. That's it.

0:28:53 > 0:28:58As Cameron's full-time carer, Lisa is on call night and day.

0:28:58 > 0:29:00She has to wash and dress him,

0:29:00 > 0:29:03give him medication, as well as a bit of physio,

0:29:03 > 0:29:06and uses a hoist to get him in and out of bed.

0:29:06 > 0:29:10Just like Tom's family, Cameron's parents are extremely positive

0:29:10 > 0:29:13and do all they can to make life easier for him.

0:29:13 > 0:29:17But being a wheelchair user makes access extremely tricky.

0:29:17 > 0:29:20What about getting around and going places?

0:29:20 > 0:29:25Is that an easy thing to do or is it more of a hassle...?

0:29:25 > 0:29:27Obviously, you get used to what you do.

0:29:27 > 0:29:31The obstacle is more you can't just cross a road

0:29:31 > 0:29:32like everybody else can.

0:29:32 > 0:29:36It's all about planning and trying to look ahead.

0:29:36 > 0:29:39- Two.- Thank you.

0:29:39 > 0:29:40It's not just days out.

0:29:40 > 0:29:43Holidays are incredibly difficult too.

0:29:43 > 0:29:45There's only certain places that you can stay.

0:29:45 > 0:29:51Obviously, most places cater for the accessible rooms now,

0:29:51 > 0:29:52which is fine...

0:29:52 > 0:29:55But not many of them have hoists and things, do they?

0:29:55 > 0:29:57No, which is exactly what I was going to say.

0:29:57 > 0:30:00We've got a mobile hoist and we have to take that,

0:30:00 > 0:30:01which is an awful strain,

0:30:01 > 0:30:05trying to drag that in the car and out the car and that sort of thing.

0:30:05 > 0:30:07The main comparison between us

0:30:07 > 0:30:10- is that I'm quite lucky in the fact that I'm mobile.- Mmm.

0:30:10 > 0:30:13It's just that I do things in a different way.

0:30:13 > 0:30:15With me, I'm getting me ready and I'm getting Cam ready.

0:30:15 > 0:30:19Cos, obviously, there's two us, there's a lot more involved.

0:30:19 > 0:30:21It's lovely to have days out and early starts,

0:30:21 > 0:30:24but it's just, it's hard work.

0:30:25 > 0:30:28Tom can see the devotion and love Lisa has for Cameron,

0:30:28 > 0:30:30how tough it is caring for her son,

0:30:30 > 0:30:35and how Cameron's condition limits things they can all do together.

0:30:35 > 0:30:38Tom would like to know what would make a difference

0:30:38 > 0:30:42to Cameron and his family to give them a little bit of respite.

0:30:42 > 0:30:44The one thing we really want to do with Cam -

0:30:44 > 0:30:46we're going to look at it for next year -

0:30:46 > 0:30:50is go somewhere like the New Forest or somewhere like that,

0:30:50 > 0:30:51where you can stay in a lodge.

0:30:51 > 0:30:53Obviously, it's got to be accessible,

0:30:53 > 0:30:55but where you've got the animals

0:30:55 > 0:30:57that actually come right up to the front door.

0:30:57 > 0:30:59He'd absolutely love something like that,

0:30:59 > 0:31:01so we want to look at that for next year.

0:31:01 > 0:31:04But, again, it's got to be somewhere that's accessible.

0:31:04 > 0:31:07It's things like that that you have to take into account.

0:31:07 > 0:31:10The struggles that Cameron's family face in doing things

0:31:10 > 0:31:13we all take for granted have become patently clear to Tom.

0:31:13 > 0:31:18But their close-knit relationship has also struck a chord.

0:31:18 > 0:31:21One of the things, I think, that's been really important to me,

0:31:21 > 0:31:26in my life, has been the fact that I had a very strong family.

0:31:26 > 0:31:30- Mm-hmm.- And it seems, also, that Cameron's really lucky

0:31:30 > 0:31:32- that he's got a really strong mum and dad.- Yeah.

0:31:32 > 0:31:36This meeting has, obviously, touched a nerve with Tom.

0:31:37 > 0:31:41Well, thanks so much for inviting me to your home to meet Cameron.

0:31:41 > 0:31:42Thank you for coming.

0:31:42 > 0:31:45He's a lovely chap and I really hope

0:31:45 > 0:31:48that he does really well with his art and his animal studies.

0:31:48 > 0:31:50If he's carrying on with his painting,

0:31:50 > 0:31:52when he has that exhibition,

0:31:52 > 0:31:54- make sure he invites me to it. - Definitely will, yeah.

0:31:54 > 0:31:58Seeing Lisa and Cameron has reminded him of the love and support

0:31:58 > 0:32:02he got from his family, who helped him get the best out of life.

0:32:08 > 0:32:13He's very artistic, which is fantastic and it's just...

0:32:13 > 0:32:15They're just a lovely family, aren't they?

0:32:15 > 0:32:19And they understand how tough it is

0:32:19 > 0:32:24for mum and dad to carry on every day,

0:32:24 > 0:32:27doing the things that they need to do for him.

0:32:27 > 0:32:29But he's such a positive young man.

0:32:33 > 0:32:36Tom clearly sees Cameron as a young man

0:32:36 > 0:32:38determined to pursue his artistic talent,

0:32:38 > 0:32:41despite his physical challenges.

0:32:43 > 0:32:46But deciding whether he can help Cameron and his family

0:32:46 > 0:32:48is a huge undertaking.

0:32:49 > 0:32:53So, he's taking advice from one of his oldest friends, Roger.

0:32:53 > 0:32:59I've been to meet this lovely family - Lisa and her son, Cameron,

0:32:59 > 0:33:05- who's a young 16-year-old kid who's got muscular dystrophy.- Right.

0:33:05 > 0:33:08And very arty. He likes drawing.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11- Can he use his hands?- Sort of, yeah.

0:33:11 > 0:33:13He's getting to a stage now

0:33:13 > 0:33:16where his ability is getting less and less.

0:33:16 > 0:33:20- But he's going off to college next year to study animals.- Right.

0:33:20 > 0:33:23Yeah. But, you know, they've had quite a rough time, I think.

0:33:23 > 0:33:26I mean, when your mum's the main carer...

0:33:26 > 0:33:30Do you think there's a similarity to his background to yours?

0:33:30 > 0:33:31Oh, definitely.

0:33:31 > 0:33:35- I think the lucky thing that we've both got is strong family.- Yeah.

0:33:35 > 0:33:41My mum... As you know, my mum and my dad have always been behind me

0:33:41 > 0:33:46and so has Cameron's mum, seems to be really strong.

0:33:46 > 0:33:48So, you've met other people like this, haven't you?

0:33:48 > 0:33:54- Well, yeah, a lot of my friends at school had muscular dystrophy.- Yeah.

0:33:54 > 0:33:57- And I know how progressive it is. - Right.

0:33:57 > 0:34:01And I think that it will get harder and harder -

0:34:01 > 0:34:05- not only for him but for his family.- Right.

0:34:05 > 0:34:07So, where are you going to go with this?

0:34:07 > 0:34:10Well, I'm hoping that we can look at helping him in some way.

0:34:10 > 0:34:13What do you think? Do you think it would be a good thing to do?

0:34:13 > 0:34:15Of course, obviously, to help people like that.

0:34:15 > 0:34:18And you've been involved with disability

0:34:18 > 0:34:21with people from Treloar's and everywhere

0:34:21 > 0:34:23and the Mouth and Foot Painters.

0:34:23 > 0:34:25You're always surrounded by people with disabilities

0:34:25 > 0:34:28and you've always helped them

0:34:28 > 0:34:31and, obviously you're in a position where you COULD help them.

0:34:31 > 0:34:34Well, I hope you make the right decisions, Tom,

0:34:34 > 0:34:37- and good luck to you. - Thanks, Roger.- My pleasure, Thomas.

0:34:37 > 0:34:40Having Roger's reassurance that he's doing the right thing

0:34:40 > 0:34:42means everything to Tom.

0:34:42 > 0:34:46In Cameron and Lisa, we found that strong mother-son relationship

0:34:46 > 0:34:51that Tom can relate to, as well as a close-knit, supportive family.

0:34:51 > 0:34:53We've gone back. Now Tom needs to move forward

0:34:53 > 0:34:56and decide in what way he can make a difference

0:34:56 > 0:34:57to Cameron and his family.

0:35:05 > 0:35:08So, I met up with Tom a week or so ago.

0:35:08 > 0:35:11What a great guy he is and a fantastic artist.

0:35:11 > 0:35:14I'm so impressed with what he's achieved in his life.

0:35:14 > 0:35:15I suppose he's been lucky, in a way.

0:35:15 > 0:35:19He's had his family with him, by his side, for the entire journey.

0:35:19 > 0:35:23Well, now Tom has the opportunity to give something back

0:35:23 > 0:35:26to budding artist Cameron who, with his mum and dad's support,

0:35:26 > 0:35:30has had to overcome such a lot in his young life.

0:35:30 > 0:35:33Let's go and find out what Tom has decided to do.

0:35:33 > 0:35:35'Tom's waiting for me just up the road

0:35:35 > 0:35:39'from where Cameron is having a day out with his mum, dad and granddad.

0:35:39 > 0:35:42'So, time to find out exactly what he's planning.'

0:35:42 > 0:35:45- Hey, Tom.- Hello.

0:35:45 > 0:35:48- How's things?- Very good. - You've seen Cameron.

0:35:48 > 0:35:51I have. I've met Cameron and his mum. Lovely people.

0:35:51 > 0:35:56- He's a pretty good artist, I hear. - He's great. He's got a good eye.

0:35:56 > 0:35:59Did it reinforce with you that desire to want to give

0:35:59 > 0:36:02- something back to help him? - Oh, absolutely.

0:36:02 > 0:36:04It will be great to be able to do something for them.

0:36:04 > 0:36:06I look at them and think things aren't going to be as easy

0:36:06 > 0:36:08for the whole family, really.

0:36:08 > 0:36:11Cos they haven't been easy up to now, really, though, have they?

0:36:11 > 0:36:15No, but they're so positive. I mean, they're such a fantastic family.

0:36:15 > 0:36:17A positive attitude - that reminds me of somebody else.

0:36:17 > 0:36:21Er, oh, yeah, YOU! It's true, though.

0:36:21 > 0:36:23- That's what you said to me, wasn't it?- Yeah.

0:36:23 > 0:36:26I think the main thing in life is to have a positive attitude.

0:36:26 > 0:36:29Well, guess what I'm going to ask you. Are you going to help him?

0:36:29 > 0:36:32- Oh, yeah, I will.- In what way?

0:36:32 > 0:36:36Going away for a holiday is incredibly difficult,

0:36:36 > 0:36:40so what I'd like to give him is a holiday which is worth about £1,500.

0:36:40 > 0:36:45- Wow!- And it's at a place, a project that we started last year,

0:36:45 > 0:36:49- made by disabled people for disabled people.- Right.

0:36:49 > 0:36:53We have things like ceiling hoists to get you in and out of bed

0:36:53 > 0:36:56and we've got the electric beds, the sort of beds they have in hospitals

0:36:56 > 0:36:59that rise and fall and have got sides on them.

0:36:59 > 0:37:01It's one of the best places in England

0:37:01 > 0:37:03for severely disabled people

0:37:03 > 0:37:06to be able to go on holiday with access assured.

0:37:06 > 0:37:09How brilliant for Cameron, but also how brilliant for his family.

0:37:09 > 0:37:11But we've got the other things around.

0:37:11 > 0:37:14We've found him a couple of tickets

0:37:14 > 0:37:16to go a local zoo, which is wonderful.

0:37:16 > 0:37:19- Cos he loves his animals. - He loves his animals, yeah.

0:37:19 > 0:37:21And with his drawing and his colouring,

0:37:21 > 0:37:23so I'm sure we can help him with that as well.

0:37:23 > 0:37:26How fantastic! So, a nice holiday,

0:37:26 > 0:37:31a bit of inspiration and further his art and go to the zoo.

0:37:31 > 0:37:34- Absolutely.- Wow, what an incredible thing to give him.

0:37:34 > 0:37:36I'm sure he's going to be thrilled.

0:37:36 > 0:37:38Apparently, they're in the park close by.

0:37:38 > 0:37:40- I think we should go and surprise them right now.- Brilliant.

0:37:40 > 0:37:42I've written it all down in a letter,

0:37:42 > 0:37:44so describe what we're going to give them,

0:37:44 > 0:37:46so I'd like to see what their faces look like when they read it.

0:37:46 > 0:37:48Me too. Come on, let's go.

0:37:51 > 0:37:54It's the moment we've all been waiting for -

0:37:54 > 0:37:57telling Cameron and family what we've really been up to.

0:37:57 > 0:37:59DOG BARKS

0:37:59 > 0:38:02THEY LAUGH

0:38:04 > 0:38:07- So, how are you feeling about this? - Quite apprehensive.

0:38:07 > 0:38:10I don't really know how it's all going to go, but...

0:38:10 > 0:38:12It's a massive thing you're doing, you know.

0:38:12 > 0:38:16Well, if it helps somebody, that will be really nice.

0:38:18 > 0:38:21And I think that really, they're just such a lovely family.

0:38:21 > 0:38:23Oh, look.

0:38:23 > 0:38:27Right, they're here. Here we go. There's Cameron. I can see him.

0:38:27 > 0:38:29She's just seen me, I think.

0:38:29 > 0:38:31Hi, guys.

0:38:31 > 0:38:34- Lisa?- Hi.- Hi, Rob.

0:38:34 > 0:38:36How are you? Hi, Cameron. How are you?

0:38:36 > 0:38:40- I'm Aled, Aled Jones from the BBC. How are you?- Hiya.- Nice to see you.

0:38:40 > 0:38:42You thought we were doing a programme about disability.

0:38:42 > 0:38:46- It's not the whole story, is it? - No, not really.

0:38:46 > 0:38:50I was very inspired by your family and how close it is to mine.

0:38:50 > 0:38:53But I've put everything down in a letter

0:38:53 > 0:38:55and I'd like you to read it, if you would.

0:38:55 > 0:38:58If you don't mind reading it out loud. Is that all right?

0:39:00 > 0:39:03- If I can see.- If you can see. Oh, glasses!

0:39:03 > 0:39:06Cameron, you didn't tell me that your mum wore glasses.

0:39:06 > 0:39:10- Glasses and tears.- And tears. - Take your time.

0:39:11 > 0:39:14"Dear Lisa, Rob and Cameron, it's been lovely meeting you.

0:39:14 > 0:39:19"In such a short time, I realise how very positive you are as a family.

0:39:19 > 0:39:23"Working with our artists in the Mouth And Foot Painting Association

0:39:23 > 0:39:26"over the years, I've realised how difficult is it

0:39:26 > 0:39:28"for many people with disabilities,

0:39:28 > 0:39:31"especially those in wheelchairs, to go on holiday.

0:39:31 > 0:39:34"You talked to me about the difficulties you have going away,

0:39:34 > 0:39:37"especially having to take specialist equipment with you,

0:39:37 > 0:39:41"and it's because of that I would like to offer you all

0:39:41 > 0:39:44"a week's holiday in the beautiful Hampshire countryside.

0:39:46 > 0:39:48"One of the projects I've been working on

0:39:48 > 0:39:50"is to build a totally accessible holiday bungalow.

0:39:52 > 0:39:57"The first is situated next to the famous Watercress steam railway.

0:39:57 > 0:39:59"It's a large accommodation

0:39:59 > 0:40:02"with all the specialist equipment you'll need.

0:40:02 > 0:40:04"We've also organised tickets to Marwell Zoo..."

0:40:04 > 0:40:06THEY LAUGH

0:40:06 > 0:40:10- That's got a reaction! - That's got him, that's got him!

0:40:10 > 0:40:12"..which is situated close by.

0:40:12 > 0:40:15"I look forward to welcoming you to Hampshire soon.

0:40:15 > 0:40:16"Best wishes, Tom."

0:40:16 > 0:40:20- What do you say? Thank you. - It's a pleasure.- Thank you so much.

0:40:20 > 0:40:24And I've got the photos here. This is it.

0:40:24 > 0:40:27If you're real ale drinkers, it's great,

0:40:27 > 0:40:28cos they have real ale trains.

0:40:28 > 0:40:31- How cool is that, eh? - It's amazing, isn't it?

0:40:31 > 0:40:36And, literally, just there, there's a steam railway that goes past.

0:40:36 > 0:40:39- It's like the train that takes Harry Potter to school.- Wow.- Yeah.

0:40:39 > 0:40:41I'm shaking.

0:40:41 > 0:40:44And we'll do some painting when you come down and some drawing.

0:40:50 > 0:40:54- How do you feel about that?- Shocked. - Yes, it's, um...

0:40:54 > 0:40:56I'm really sorry to sneak up on you.

0:40:56 > 0:40:59Your face was a bit of a picture. THEY LAUGH

0:40:59 > 0:41:02That's one thing we never did when he was little, did we?

0:41:02 > 0:41:04We were going to take him on the Thomas train

0:41:04 > 0:41:06- and we never got round to doing that.- But to be honest with you,

0:41:06 > 0:41:10when you said "Zoo", that was it. It's all about the zoo!

0:41:10 > 0:41:13- Wow. All right?- Yeah.

0:41:13 > 0:41:16This is going to be ace, it really is.

0:41:16 > 0:41:19Very nice to meet you and I hope you have a fantastic holiday, OK.

0:41:19 > 0:41:22- Thank you.- Really great to see you. - Thank you so much.- It's a pleasure.

0:41:22 > 0:41:25- Sorry to make you cry. Have a lovely holiday, OK.- Thank you.

0:41:25 > 0:41:28- All the best. Off we go. Come on. - I'll see you again.- Thank you.

0:41:28 > 0:41:31- Bye-bye.- Thank you, Tom.- Bye.

0:41:31 > 0:41:34- That went well.- All right? - Fantastic.

0:41:35 > 0:41:37All right, kiddo?

0:41:37 > 0:41:42- Was that a surprise or what? - Weren't it just? Wow!

0:41:42 > 0:41:45Didn't expect that, did you? 'Fantastic surprise.'

0:41:45 > 0:41:49Absolutely fantastic, isn't it? Just don't know what to say.

0:41:49 > 0:41:51SHE LAUGHS

0:41:51 > 0:41:53We really don't know what to say. Overwhelmed.

0:41:53 > 0:41:56Stuck for words and that don't happen often with me.

0:41:56 > 0:42:01I think they were quite surprised. It was nice. But it's great.

0:42:01 > 0:42:07It was a really nice opportunity to make something happen for somebody.

0:42:07 > 0:42:11Yeah, I think it's going be ace, especially in the zoo.

0:42:11 > 0:42:13I knew that bit would get you.

0:42:13 > 0:42:17I'm over the moon, I really am. To see Cam be that happy

0:42:17 > 0:42:20and for Cam to be able to go somewhere

0:42:20 > 0:42:23and be happy is special, very special.

0:42:23 > 0:42:27Just the break, having a break and having a holiday.

0:42:27 > 0:42:30I mean, as the saying goes, holidays matter.

0:42:30 > 0:42:33To be taught by Tom would be amazing, wouldn't it, eh?

0:42:33 > 0:42:36- Mm-hmm.- That would be fantastic. Not many people can say that, can they?

0:42:36 > 0:42:39Yeah, I think that's a really good idea.

0:42:39 > 0:42:45I enjoy drawing and it'll be better if I could make my drawings better.

0:42:46 > 0:42:48It would be amazing, wouldn't it, that?

0:42:54 > 0:42:58I'm so pleased that Tom was able to help Cameron and his family.

0:42:58 > 0:43:01A week's break away from it all is just what they all need.

0:43:01 > 0:43:03And seeing the joy on Cameron's face

0:43:03 > 0:43:05when that word, "Zoo", was mentioned,

0:43:05 > 0:43:07well, it was a picture to behold.