The Incredible Love Story of Nick Vujicic and His Wife.

Every now and again
in this job,

you meet someone who quite simply
makes your spirit soar.

That's how I felt
when I first met Nick Vujicic.

Nick was born in Australia
without any arms or legs,

yet he lives a life that's
more joyful and more fulfilling

than most able-bodied people
I know.

All that was missing from his world
was a special lady.

Well, four years on,
Nick is now a married man.

Recently, he invited me
back to Los Angeles

to meet the woman
who's made his life complete.

[♪ gentle music ♪]

[Nick] Hey babe, you ever done
a back flip before?

-[Kanae] No.
-[Nick] No?

-[Kanae] Never in my life.
-[Nick] Are you serious?

-[Kanae] Yeah.

[Nick] I'm a little nervous
now, as always!

Back flips are scary.

[reporter] Unique is the only word
to describe Nick Vujicic

and his head-over-heels
approach to life.

[Kanae squealing, laughing, cheering, clapping]

[Nick] I can't feel my legs!

[people laughing]

[reporter] Nick was born without
arms and legs, and growing up,

feared he would have to
swim through life alone.

[Nick] I definitely had doubts
that I'd ever get married,

that I'd ever meet anybody, um,
who would ever love me

and spend the rest
of their life with me,

because I'm Prince Charming

with a couple bits
and pieces missing. [laughing]

You know, those--
those things were important, you know,

and I'd see everybody else has them,
so why could I ever compete

with all the other guys and ever,
you know, find my princess?

[reporter] Now at 29,
Nick's not only found his princess;

he's married her,
and her name is Kanae.

[both laughing]

[Nick] I feel like a seal!
[laughing]

[Kanae] To me, it wasn't any different,
falling in love with Nick.

I fell in love with him
the way he is now,

and so, because I had
dated other guys,

and I had gone for the physical,
and you know-- but I was tired of that.

And the moment I met Nick,
I was looking for other things.

And all those things--
I've found them in him.

So that's when I felt like,
"Wow," you know?

"He-- he's not only boyfriend material,
but he's like-- he could be my husband."

[reporter] Well, you're not your
standard-issue fellow, are you?

[Nick] No, not exactly.

We actually have gotten
a lot of interesting reactions

from just people
while we were dating, and,

you know, holding hands and
walking side by side.

Some even people
come up and cry.

[reporter] Can I just ask
how you hold hands?

[Nick] Yeah, right here.
This is--

we're holding hands
right here,

and she'd have
her hand around me,

or jump on the back
of my wheelchair.

[Interviewer] What sort of
reactions would you get?

[Nick] Well, people would come up
and cry, and say,

"Now I believe in
true love again."

[♪]

[reporter] When I first met Nick in 2008,
he was very much a single man,

with his signature generosity of spirit
and good humor.

[both laughing]

No arms, no legs?

No worries, mate!

[both laughing]

(reporter) Then two years ago,
he and Kanae crossed paths,

and it was, without
a hint of exaggeration,

love at first sight.

[♪]

[Kanae] The moment I saw him,
when I saw his eyes and his smile

and just, you know, his--
I thought to myself,

"Oh my gosh, he's so handsome!,"
I think.

To me, he's definitely Prince Charming,
you know?

He might not be perfect on the exterior,
but he's a perfect match for me.

It was electric. I mean, when--
when she stood by me, it just felt right.

Is it fair to say that it is the
world's most unlikely love story?

[chuckling] You can say that.

[reporter] What do you think, Nick?

There's a lot of love stories
out there, but... [laughing]

It's a special one,
very special.

[off screen]
Wahoo!

[Kanae] Yeah, I'm so glad
you're doing this!

-Mwah! I love you!
-I love you!

[reporter] The fact is, just about
everything Nick does is special,

from falling out of the sky
to learning how to surf.

He refuses to let his rare condition,
called phocomelia,

confine him
to a wheelchair.

Nick has had to develop
a sink-or-swim approach to life.

[Nick] When I breathe in-- watch this--
I'm not paddling--

I go up-- and out, hold my breathe, right?
And I just-- I just float.

[reporter] That is amazing! Just breathe--
do the breathing again.

[Nick inhaling]
I'll hold it.

And then out.
[Nick exhaling]

[Kanae and reporter laughing]

[reporter] Fantastic!
Way to go.

[Nick] And because I don't have
arms and legs to supply oxygen to,

I can actually hold my breath longer
than the average--

uh, two minutes thirteen seconds.

[people cheering]

[reporter] It's easy to see
why his positive outlook

has won Nick
a growing legion of admirers,

enthralled by the story
of a young boy from Melbourne

who did all in his power
to turn disadvantage into advantage.

Today he's wheeling himself
onto the hallowed ground

at Dodger Stadium
in Los Angeles.

[Announcer] --Nick Vujicic--
[crowd cheering]

40,000+ people--
do you get stage fright?

[laughing]
No, not these days.

Palms don't get sweaty
these days.

[crowd cheering and clapping]

[reporter] Over 4 1/2 million
have now heard his story.

[Nick] It doesn't mean
I'm not going to cry.

It doesn't mean
I'll understand everything,

but I know He's with me.

[reporter] A tale of faith, hope,
and now, love.

[crowd cheering and clapping]

[Kanae] There's always been a
huge chemistry between the two of us,

and, uh, sometimes
at the beginning

people would say,
"Hey, don't kiss too much!"

It was shocking to me
because it was something

that I never felt before.

[♪ soft instrumental music
from Titanic ♪]

[reporter]
Ever the romantic,

Nick proposed on a yacht
in Santa Barbara last year .

One potential problem--
how to put the ring on her finger?

It was solved by Nick's ingenuity--
he used his mouth.

[Nick] I go, "Baby,
can I kiss your hand?"

And I go [kissing noises],
but her left hand--

Right.

[Nick] And I put the ring
down her finger, all the way,

and she's like, thinking
I'm getting kinky or something.

She's like,
"Well, what are you doing?!"

He's biting my finger.

I'm biting her finger.

Why is he do-- you know,
why is he biting my finger?

So I put it all the way down,
and I pull back,

and she sees
there's a ring on it,

and she just-- her face,
her big eyes, tears immediately,

and I said,
"Baby, I love you.

"Would you marry me and spend
the rest of your life with me?"

And she just cried.

[♪ soft instrumental music
from Titanic ♪]

[reporter] What about
a physical relationship?

Was that difficult for you?
Is it difficult for you?

You mean intimacy?

[reporter] Yeah.

[Kanae laughing]

No. [laughing]
We're very affectionate people.

[Kanae] But you know, sometimes
I can't hold his hand all the time,

so then I hug him,
or you know, so.

But um, he's got everything he needs,
you know? I mean.

[all laughing]

Beautifully answered!

[Nick] That was good.
[all laughing]

[♪]

[reporter] They got married
in February this year,

[cheering and clapping]

then settled into their house
an hour north of Los Angeles, California.

From here,
Nick has his office,

where he writes his books
and prepares motivational speeches.

But, as independent as Nick is,
he still needs care,

[Nick] These are
my cooking glasses.

[reporter] much of it provided
by outside help,

but a fair bit by Kanae,
who at the age of 24,

has now assumed the role
of wife and carer.

[Nick] It was
a part of the deal.

I mean, she saw how--

-[Kanae] It came with the package.
-[Nick] It came with the package.

So she knew how I would
function with caregivers

and we knew that would
change somewhat--

quite a lot--
as to how much,

but, um, she was
ready for that challenge

and I was amazed
at her love and, yeah.

[reporter] If you ever have a cross word,
then things might change,

and then you've got to
switch from wife to,

"Hey, I need you to shave me," or
"I need you to feed me."

How does that work?

[Kanae] Well, you know what,
I don't know,

because we've only been married
for maybe seven months,

and we haven't
had an argument yet.

[reporter] I promise you--

[Kanae] Yeah, it will come!
[Nick laughing]

[Kanae] It's like we're still
on our honeymoon, you know, um,

but honestly no,
that hasn't happened yet,

so, um, when it happens,
I'll let you know.

[all laughing]

[reporter] You can have
your dinner later. [all laughing]

[♪]

-[reporter] How's that grab?
-[Nick] Yeah.

[reporter] Sheez,
how heavy are you? [laughing]

[reporter] Four years ago,
Nick was characteristically candid

about his desire to find true love
and maybe become a parent.

I love you, Peter.

[reporter laughing]

[reporter] Kids one day?

[Nick] Absolutely.
Yeah, medically, I can have kids.

Well, I'm not going to be pregnant,
but yeah. [laughing]

But um, yeah, I see kids,
definitely, in my life, yeah.

I can't wait to be a father.

[reporter] Well, it was just the two of us
on the beach that day.

Now, four years on,
there's a third,

and, would you believe it,
soon to be a fourth.

[reporter] Clearly,
you're a happier man.

[Nick] Very, very happy, and actually
we're sharing something else,

a great joy that we're very much
looking forward to: We're pregnant!

Fantastic!

So. . .

Our son Kiyoshi's
on the way.

Tell us about your little boy
you're having.

[laughing] Well, let me tell you,
it was a big surprise for us.

We always said, "Oh,
you know, we're going to wait--

we're going to wait two years
before we have kids."

And uh, you know,
it was-- it happened.

[Kanae] And this is our baby.
He was 15 weeks?

[Nick] Mm-hmm.

[Kanae] Right? Now it's 17 weeks,
but he was 15 weeks

when we were there,
and um, we could see everything--

his-- both of his hands,
both of his feet, his brain.

Look at that!

There's his little hands.

Was there a worry
or a concern from the doctors,

and a genuine concern
from yourselves,

that perhaps your little one
could be born without limbs?

Well, medically speaking, uh,
there's an even smaller chance--

the chance of happen--
that this happened to me--

it will be
even smaller,

because it's not genetic
or anything like that.

Um, did it cross our minds?
Absolutely.

Was I relieved when I saw
the ten fingers and ten toes?

Absolutely.
[laughing]

It was just a joy,
you know!

[♪]

-Love you.
-Love you.

[reporter] If there is anyone
in this world

who deserves to find happiness,
it's Nick Vujicic.

He's overcome
huge challenges in his life,

and no doubt,
there are more to come,

but for Nick and Kanae,
life right now is pretty good.

Four years ago we sat on this beach
here in Malibu

and we talked about your dreams
and hopes for the future.

It seems
they've come true.

Here we are.
It's amazing!

Why not, huh?
Dreams do come true,

and she's the greatest dream
that's ever come true for me. Yeah.

[clock ticking]