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In programme 1, as the children enter their second year the initial shock of the diagnosis has receded but now they have to face new challenges. Shelbie – who suffers from a rare chromosome condition – has been allowed to spend more time out of hospital but she needs constant monitoring. Her brothers and sister start to feel the impact of having a sibling with a severe disability. Shelbie starts to have fits and is rushed to hospital after her breathing deteriorates. William has the condition tu
In programme 2 the children turn four and their families face tough choices about the future. Shelbie is dangerously ill with a chromosome condition that affects her breathing. She has frequent convulsions and is in and out of hospital. Now doctors have started to question her quality of life and her mum has to decide whether it’s worth giving her further medical treatment. William has the genetic disease tuberose sclerosis, and has had major brain surgery to remove tumors on his brain. Now his
A unique five year television project, BORN TO BE DIFFERENT follows the lives of six extraordinary children all born with a disability. It finds out how the hopes, fears and lives of their families change as they deal with medical intervention, extreme emotions and life and death situations. In this programme the children enter their fifth year and have to find their place in the outside world. Shelbie is severely physically and mentally disabled. Her two brothers and sister are healthy – and he