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Every now and again
in this job,
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you meet someone who quite simply
makes your spirit soar.
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That's how I felt
when I first met Nick Vujicic.
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Nick was born in Australia
without any arms or legs,
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yet he lives a life that's
more joyful and more fulfilling
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than most able-bodied people
I know.
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All that was missing from his world
was a special lady.
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Well, four years on,
Nick is now a married man.
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Recently, he invited me
back to Los Angeles
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to meet the woman
who's made his life complete.
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[♪ gentle music ♪]
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[Nick] Hey babe, you ever done
a back flip before?
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-[Kanae] No.
-[Nick] No?
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-[Kanae] Never in my life.
-[Nick] Are you serious?
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-[Kanae] Yeah.
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[Nick] I'm a little nervous
now, as always!
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Back flips are scary.
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[reporter] Unique is the only word
to describe Nick Vujicic
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and his head-over-heels
approach to life.
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[Kanae squealing, laughing, cheering, clapping]
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[Nick] I can't feel my legs!
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[people laughing]
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[reporter] Nick was born without
arms and legs, and growing up,
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feared he would have to
swim through life alone.
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[Nick] I definitely had doubts
that I'd ever get married,
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that I'd ever meet anybody, um,
who would ever love me
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and spend the rest
of their life with me,
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because I'm Prince Charming
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with a couple bits
and pieces missing. [laughing]
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You know, those--
those things were important, you know,
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and I'd see everybody else has them,
so why could I ever compete
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with all the other guys and ever,
you know, find my princess?
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[reporter] Now at 29,
Nick's not only found his princess;
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he's married her,
and her name is Kanae.
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[both laughing]
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[Nick] I feel like a seal!
[laughing]
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[Kanae] To me, it wasn't any different,
falling in love with Nick.
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I fell in love with him
the way he is now,
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and so, because I had
dated other guys,
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and I had gone for the physical,
and you know-- but I was tired of that.
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And the moment I met Nick,
I was looking for other things.
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And all those things--
I've found them in him.
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So that's when I felt like,
"Wow," you know?
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"He-- he's not only boyfriend material,
but he's like-- he could be my husband."
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[reporter] Well, you're not your
standard-issue fellow, are you?
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[Nick] No, not exactly.
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We actually have gotten
a lot of interesting reactions
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from just people
while we were dating, and,
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you know, holding hands and
walking side by side.
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Some even people
come up and cry.
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[reporter] Can I just ask
how you hold hands?
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[Nick] Yeah, right here.
This is--
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we're holding hands
right here,
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and she'd have
her hand around me,
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or jump on the back
of my wheelchair.
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[Interviewer] What sort of
reactions would you get?
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[Nick] Well, people would come up
and cry, and say,
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"Now I believe in
true love again."
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[♪]
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[reporter] When I first met Nick in 2008,
he was very much a single man,
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with his signature generosity of spirit
and good humor.
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[both laughing]
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No arms, no legs?
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No worries, mate!
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[both laughing]
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(reporter) Then two years ago,
he and Kanae crossed paths,
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and it was, without
a hint of exaggeration,
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love at first sight.
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[♪]
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[Kanae] The moment I saw him,
when I saw his eyes and his smile
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and just, you know, his--
I thought to myself,
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"Oh my gosh, he's so handsome!,"
I think.
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To me, he's definitely Prince Charming,
you know?
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He might not be perfect on the exterior,
but he's a perfect match for me.
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It was electric. I mean, when--
when she stood by me, it just felt right.
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Is it fair to say that it is the
world's most unlikely love story?
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[chuckling] You can say that.
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[reporter] What do you think, Nick?
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There's a lot of love stories
out there, but... [laughing]
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It's a special one,
very special.
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[off screen]
Wahoo!
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[Kanae] Yeah, I'm so glad
you're doing this!
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-Mwah! I love you!
-I love you!
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[reporter] The fact is, just about
everything Nick does is special,
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from falling out of the sky
to learning how to surf.
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He refuses to let his rare condition,
called phocomelia,
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confine him
to a wheelchair.
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Nick has had to develop
a sink-or-swim approach to life.
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[Nick] When I breathe in-- watch this--
I'm not paddling--
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I go up-- and out, hold my breathe, right?
And I just-- I just float.
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[reporter] That is amazing! Just breathe--
do the breathing again.
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[Nick inhaling]
I'll hold it.
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And then out.
[Nick exhaling]
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[Kanae and reporter laughing]
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[reporter] Fantastic!
Way to go.
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[Nick] And because I don't have
arms and legs to supply oxygen to,
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I can actually hold my breath longer
than the average--
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uh, two minutes thirteen seconds.
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[people cheering]
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[reporter] It's easy to see
why his positive outlook
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has won Nick
a growing legion of admirers,
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enthralled by the story
of a young boy from Melbourne
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who did all in his power
to turn disadvantage into advantage.
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Today he's wheeling himself
onto the hallowed ground
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at Dodger Stadium
in Los Angeles.
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[Announcer] --Nick Vujicic--
[crowd cheering]
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40,000+ people--
do you get stage fright?
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[laughing]
No, not these days.
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Palms don't get sweaty
these days.
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[crowd cheering and clapping]
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[reporter] Over 4 1/2 million
have now heard his story.
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[Nick] It doesn't mean
I'm not going to cry.
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It doesn't mean
I'll understand everything,
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but I know He's with me.
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[reporter] A tale of faith, hope,
and now, love.
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[crowd cheering and clapping]
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[Kanae] There's always been a
huge chemistry between the two of us,
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and, uh, sometimes
at the beginning
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people would say,
"Hey, don't kiss too much!"
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It was shocking to me
because it was something
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that I never felt before.
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[♪ soft instrumental music
from Titanic ♪]
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[reporter]
Ever the romantic,
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Nick proposed on a yacht
in Santa Barbara last year .
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One potential problem--
how to put the ring on her finger?
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It was solved by Nick's ingenuity--
he used his mouth.
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[Nick] I go, "Baby,
can I kiss your hand?"
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And I go [kissing noises],
but her left hand--
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Right.
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[Nick] And I put the ring
down her finger, all the way,
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and she's like, thinking
I'm getting kinky or something.
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She's like,
"Well, what are you doing?!"
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He's biting my finger.
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I'm biting her finger.
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Why is he do-- you know,
why is he biting my finger?
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So I put it all the way down,
and I pull back,
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and she sees
there's a ring on it,
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and she just-- her face,
her big eyes, tears immediately,
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and I said,
"Baby, I love you.
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"Would you marry me and spend
the rest of your life with me?"
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And she just cried.
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[♪ soft instrumental music
from Titanic ♪]
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[reporter] What about
a physical relationship?
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Was that difficult for you?
Is it difficult for you?
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You mean intimacy?
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[reporter] Yeah.
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[Kanae laughing]
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No. [laughing]
We're very affectionate people.
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[Kanae] But you know, sometimes
I can't hold his hand all the time,
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so then I hug him,
or you know, so.
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But um, he's got everything he needs,
you know? I mean.
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[all laughing]
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Beautifully answered!
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[Nick] That was good.
[all laughing]
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[♪]
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[reporter] They got married
in February this year,
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[cheering and clapping]
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then settled into their house
an hour north of Los Angeles, California.
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From here,
Nick has his office,
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where he writes his books
and prepares motivational speeches.
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But, as independent as Nick is,
he still needs care,
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[Nick] These are
my cooking glasses.
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[reporter] much of it provided
by outside help,
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but a fair bit by Kanae,
who at the age of 24,
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has now assumed the role
of wife and carer.
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[Nick] It was
a part of the deal.
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I mean, she saw how--
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-[Kanae] It came with the package.
-[Nick] It came with the package.
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So she knew how I would
function with caregivers
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and we knew that would
change somewhat--
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quite a lot--
as to how much,
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but, um, she was
ready for that challenge
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and I was amazed
at her love and, yeah.
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[reporter] If you ever have a cross word,
then things might change,
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and then you've got to
switch from wife to,
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"Hey, I need you to shave me," or
"I need you to feed me."
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How does that work?
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[Kanae] Well, you know what,
I don't know,
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because we've only been married
for maybe seven months,
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and we haven't
had an argument yet.
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[reporter] I promise you--
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[Kanae] Yeah, it will come!
[Nick laughing]
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[Kanae] It's like we're still
on our honeymoon, you know, um,
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but honestly no,
that hasn't happened yet,
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so, um, when it happens,
I'll let you know.
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[all laughing]
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[reporter] You can have
your dinner later. [all laughing]
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[♪]
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-[reporter] How's that grab?
-[Nick] Yeah.
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[reporter] Sheez,
how heavy are you? [laughing]
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[reporter] Four years ago,
Nick was characteristically candid
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about his desire to find true love
and maybe become a parent.
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I love you, Peter.
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[reporter laughing]
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[reporter] Kids one day?
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[Nick] Absolutely.
Yeah, medically, I can have kids.
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Well, I'm not going to be pregnant,
but yeah. [laughing]
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But um, yeah, I see kids,
definitely, in my life, yeah.
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I can't wait to be a father.
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[reporter] Well, it was just the two of us
on the beach that day.
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Now, four years on,
there's a third,
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and, would you believe it,
soon to be a fourth.
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[reporter] Clearly,
you're a happier man.
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[Nick] Very, very happy, and actually
we're sharing something else,
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a great joy that we're very much
looking forward to: We're pregnant!
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Fantastic!
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So. . .
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Our son Kiyoshi's
on the way.
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Tell us about your little boy
you're having.
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[laughing] Well, let me tell you,
it was a big surprise for us.
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We always said, "Oh,
you know, we're going to wait--
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we're going to wait two years
before we have kids."
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And uh, you know,
it was-- it happened.
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[Kanae] And this is our baby.
He was 15 weeks?
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[Nick] Mm-hmm.
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[Kanae] Right? Now it's 17 weeks,
but he was 15 weeks
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when we were there,
and um, we could see everything--
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his-- both of his hands,
both of his feet, his brain.
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Look at that!
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There's his little hands.
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Was there a worry
or a concern from the doctors,
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and a genuine concern
from yourselves,
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that perhaps your little one
could be born without limbs?
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Well, medically speaking, uh,
there's an even smaller chance--
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the chance of happen--
that this happened to me--
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it will be
even smaller,
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because it's not genetic
or anything like that.
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Um, did it cross our minds?
Absolutely.
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Was I relieved when I saw
the ten fingers and ten toes?
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Absolutely.
[laughing]
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It was just a joy,
you know!
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-Love you.
-Love you.
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[reporter] If there is anyone
in this world
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who deserves to find happiness,
it's Nick Vujicic.
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He's overcome
huge challenges in his life,
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and no doubt,
there are more to come,
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but for Nick and Kanae,
life right now is pretty good.
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Four years ago we sat on this beach
here in Malibu
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and we talked about your dreams
and hopes for the future.
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It seems
they've come true.
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Here we are.
It's amazing!
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Why not, huh?
Dreams do come true,
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and she's the greatest dream
that's ever come true for me. Yeah.
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