:00:11. > :00:15.She's meant to be enjoying her teenage years -
:00:16. > :00:17.but instead Jade Gadd is trapped in her bedroom.
:00:18. > :00:20.The 16-year-old from Durham has a rare genetic condition that
:00:21. > :00:25.Despite this, Jade wants to be able to leave the house and for three
:00:26. > :00:27.years her family has battled for alterations to their home.
:00:28. > :00:35.Our health reporter, Sharon Barbour, has this exclusive report.
:00:36. > :00:47.I would have to use a wheelchair and then I would go to my stairlift
:00:48. > :00:51.and I can not use that while I am spasming so I get stuck.
:00:52. > :00:58.But when she turned into a teenager, she began to show the devastating
:00:59. > :01:04.symptoms of a rare genetic condition.
:01:05. > :01:09.One doctor described it as all body pain.
:01:10. > :01:24.As we filmed, Jade had numerous seizures.
:01:25. > :01:27.She insisted we show them because she says this is what living
:01:28. > :01:35.If Jade is well enough to go out, or if she needs to leave
:01:36. > :01:38.the house to go to hospital, the journey is a perilous one.
:01:39. > :01:41.She must get down a steep stairwell in the house
:01:42. > :01:49.And it's help with these stairs, access to the house and around
:01:50. > :01:51.the house that Jade's parents have been fighting for.
:01:52. > :01:53.We have had three ambulance crews here before to move her
:01:54. > :01:56.when she is having seizures and she has to have an
:01:57. > :02:00.And it's taking a tremendous toll on the family.
:02:01. > :02:05.Her father Tony, a former police officer, is now undergoing his his
:02:06. > :02:15.Neither can work, all of their savings have gone.
:02:16. > :02:32.Durham County Council have told Look North...
:02:33. > :02:41.They say it amounts to a loan which they cannot afford.
:02:42. > :02:44.It's a groundbreaking operation which could change his life.
:02:45. > :02:51.And today five-year-old Finley Ingles from Middlesbrough
:02:52. > :02:54.has undergone surgery in America to treat his rare brain tumour.
:02:55. > :03:04.Well, this is the day that Finley's parents desperately hoped
:03:05. > :03:12.He currently suffers up to 15 seizures in a single day and,
:03:13. > :03:14.for the last 3.5 years, he's tried many different forms
:03:15. > :03:16.of treatment and drugs but nothing has worked.
:03:17. > :03:18.That is why they have always seen this trip
:03:19. > :03:21.to Houston, this operation, as their last chance.
:03:22. > :03:24.They are also aware that this is a very difficult
:03:25. > :03:27.They arrived at Texas Children's Hospital in the early
:03:28. > :03:36.Before they went in, we had a quick word with Cara, Finley's mother.
:03:37. > :03:40.I'm a whole host of emotions rolled into one.
:03:41. > :03:43.I'm just praying that it's everything that
:03:44. > :03:54.He's excited to be at the hospital, believe it or not.
:03:55. > :03:57.Finley went into surgery at around three o'clock your time now.
:03:58. > :04:01.His family said at the time when he went down he was happy and smiling.
:04:02. > :04:03.For all that is happening, he just knows that doctors
:04:04. > :04:06.here in America are going to try and make him feel better.
:04:07. > :04:08.This procedure is being carried out by Daniel Curry,
:04:09. > :04:10.the man who developed laser ablation surgery.
:04:11. > :04:13.The operation is expected to take around six hours but it is thought
:04:14. > :04:16.it will be sometime tomorrow before we get the first indication of how
:04:17. > :04:21.And we'll have an update on Finley's condition
:04:22. > :04:27.A lorry driver from Darlington has appeared in court,
:04:28. > :04:31.accused of bringing down a bridge by driving dangerously.
:04:32. > :04:34.Alan Austen is also charged with criminal damage on the M20
:04:35. > :04:36.in Kent on the August bank holiday last year.
:04:37. > :04:43.He did not enter a plea and the case was referred to the crown court.
:04:44. > :04:46.Last month we told you about Fester, the boxer cross.
:04:47. > :04:51.But, after he featured on Look North, the shelter
:04:52. > :04:54.where he was staying was overwhelmed with offers of a new home.
:04:55. > :04:58.And, this afternoon, Fester left with his new owners.
:04:59. > :05:10.It is easy to look at Fester, a dog who has had a sound thrashing
:05:11. > :05:12.with the ugly stick, and conclude that only his mother
:05:13. > :05:24.But to his new owners, Fester is quite the Bobby Dazzler.
:05:25. > :05:29.He bounces around, he is so happy and loving
:05:30. > :05:33.He loves a good cuddle so it's all very nice.
:05:34. > :05:38.Since Fester's first appearance on Look North a month ago,
:05:39. > :05:43.the Dogs' Trust near Darlington has been overwhelmed with people
:05:44. > :05:49.Once our first appeal went out with yourselves, it was really good.
:05:50. > :05:51.We thank everyone who enquired, everyone that came down and everyone
:05:52. > :05:55.that has adopted another dog instead as well.
:05:56. > :05:58.So you were able to find homes for other dogs?
:05:59. > :06:04.We managed to find some and we have had a lot more visitors to the site
:06:05. > :06:08.He looks a bit like an extra from Lord Of The Rings
:06:09. > :06:11.but when you meet Fester, he is an excellent dog,
:06:12. > :06:14.He has found a home but they are keen to stress
:06:15. > :06:17.here that there are about 100 other dogs that need a home,
:06:18. > :06:27.although none of them are quite as distinctive looking as him.
:06:28. > :06:38.Before we go, the weekend weather with Jen Bartram.
:06:39. > :06:45.Good evening. It is going to be a mild weekend with a lot of cloud
:06:46. > :06:49.around and mad face rain as well. We start Saturday with a mostly dry
:06:50. > :06:52.Ned. There will be blue skies borrowed time but as we go through
:06:53. > :06:56.the morning and two this afternoon that this band of rain will spread
:06:57. > :07:02.in. Most the light and patchy with a lot of cloud around and it will
:07:03. > :07:06.clear later in the day. Temperatures up to a high of 11 degrees and a
:07:07. > :07:10.brisk south-westerly breeze. Sunday starts off with a few outbreaks of
:07:11. > :07:15.rain. That will sink away and we will be left with a dry day, some
:07:16. > :07:19.bright spells for the north-east, a lot of cloud for Cumbria but it will
:07:20. > :07:23.feel decent nonetheless. A brisk breeze from the west and
:07:24. > :07:27.temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. Next week it is going to
:07:28. > :07:28.stay very mild. Quite windy and cloudy with temperatures up to 13
:07:29. > :07:34.degrees. part of next week, we could see 16
:07:35. > :07:46.Celsius in a few spots. Here is knit with the National output.
:07:47. > :07:52.We have turned things around in the space of a week, with a more
:07:53. > :08:00.springlike feel out there. Some places may get as high as 17 Celsius
:08:01. > :08:04.on Monday. That is the exception, and most of us won't see that.
:08:05. > :08:07.Plenty of cloud throughout this weekend. It is already producing
:08:08. > :08:15.some outbreaks of rain in western and northern parts overnight will
:08:16. > :08:23.stop not amounting to too much, affecting western Scotland later in
:08:24. > :08:25.the night. Early rain in Northern Ireland looks to pull away quite
:08:26. > :08:34.quickly in the morning, spreading south through Scotland. Not very
:08:35. > :08:38.much to the east of high ground. Much of England and Wales starts
:08:39. > :08:39.dry, but with plenty of cloud. Maybe a few