[Music playing]

The opening slate reads "MARK’S MOMENTS" over a set of nine videos of pairs of people doing different activities.

Mark says TODAY ON MARK'S
MOMENTS, I'M HANGING WITH MY
FRIEND TARA, WHO'S AN AMPUTEE.
WE'RE ENJOYING THE OUTDOORS,
BAKING TREATS AND ENJOYING A
SWIM IN THE POOL.
LET'S MEET HER.

Tara is 12 and she has long curly black hair in a braid. She wears striped shorts and a hot pink sweater.

Tara says I DON'T THINK HAVING A
PROSTHETIC LEG IS A DISABILITY
BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF
THINGS I CAN'T DO.
LIKE, SOMETIMES I THINK I DO
MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE WITH TWO
LEGS.

A caption reads "Tara. Age: 12. Left leg amputee."

Mark and Tara sit in Tara’s bedroom.

Mark is in his twenties and has short, blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears a plaid shirt and jeans.

Mark says TARA, HOW DID YOU LOSE
YOUR LEG?

Tara says I LOST MY LEG TO THE
FLESH EATING DISEASE.

Mark says WHAT IS FLESH EATING
DISEASE?

Tara says IT'S A TYPE OF STREP
BACTERIA, LIKE YOU KNOW HOW WHEN
YOU GET A STREP THROAT.

Mark says YEAH.

Tara says IT'S THE SAME SORT OF
BACTERIA, BUT IT DOES A
DIFFERENT THING.

Mark says HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN
THIS HAPPENED?

Tara says I WAS NINE.

Mark says HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT
HAVING LOST YOUR LEG?

Tara says UM, IT'S NOT TOO BAD.
YOU CAN STILL DO ALMOST
EVERYTHING.

Mark says HOW MANY PROSTHETIC
LEGS DO YOU HAVE?

Tara says I HAVE TWO AND A HALF
PROSTHETICS.

Mark says TWO AND A HALF?

Tara says YEAH.

Mark says DO YOU MIND SHOWING
THEM TO ME?

Tara says SURE.

Mark says ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
TARA, CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT YOUR PROSTHETIC LEG
THAT YOU'RE WEARING NOW.

Tara says THIS IS MY WALKING LEG,
SO IT'S WHAT I USE TO WALK EVERY
DAY - AT SCHOOL, AT HOME.

Mark says THIS OTHER LEG THAT WE
HAVE HERE, DO YOU MIND IF I PICK
IT UP?

Tara says SURE, GO AHEAD.

Mark says SO WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS ONE AND
THE ONE THAT YOU'RE WEARING NOW?

Tara says WELL, THIS IS MY
SKATING SLASH SWIM LEG.

Mark says MMM-HMM.

Tara says AND YOU CAN SEE, IT'S
IN SKATING MODE RIGHT NOW.

Mark says IT DEFINITELY IS.
YOU GOT YOUR SKATE ON THERE.

Tara says THIS IS ALSO MY
SWIMMING LEG AS I MENTIONED, SO
MY LEG ONLY GOES IN TO ABOUT
HERE,

She points at the upper part of the leg socket.

She then points at the lower half of the socket and says AND THEN THIS PART IS
HOLLOW AND WATER CAN GO IN
THROUGH THOSE HOLES TO HELP ME
BALANCE OUT WHEN I SWIM.

Mark says AH, OKAY.
NOW I WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE SWIMMING LEG.
THIS PART, WHY IS YOUR NAME ON
IT?
HAVE YOU EVER LOST A PROSTHETIC
LEG?

He grabs the prosthetic foot.

Tara says NO, I'VE NEVER LOST
ONE, BUT WHEN YOU GO TO CAMP,
YOU HAVE TO LABEL EVERYTHING.

Mark says ARE THERE CHORES THAT
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO BECAUSE YOU
HAVE A PROSTHETIC LEG?

Tara says I WISH.

Mark says REALLY, YOU STILL HAVE
TO DO CHORES?

Tara says YEAH.

Mark says OH!
WHAT KIND OF CHORES DO YOU HAVE
TO DO?

Tara says I HAVE TO CLEAN THE
WASHROOMS.

Mark says YEAH.

Tara says AND I HAVE TO DUST AND
POLISH FURNITURE.

Mark says SO YOU DON'T GET ANY
SPECIAL TREATMENT AT HOME?

Tara says NO.

Both chuckle.

Mark says THANKS FOR SHOWING ME
ALL THIS STUFF.

Tara says YOU'RE WELCOME.

A slate with a caption appears on screen. It reads "Mark’s CHALLENGE of the day."

An announcer says MARK'S CHALLENGE
OF THE DAY!
[Bell ringing]

Tara and Mark are now inside a swimming pool.

Tara says MARK, IF YOU WANT TO
HANG OUT WITH ME TODAY, YOU'VE
GOT TO MASTER A SYNCHRONIZE
SWIMMING MOVE.

Mark says TARA, I'M SO EXCITED
FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
I'VE NEVER TRIED SYNCHRONIZE
SWIMMING BEFORE AND I'M REALLY
EXCITED.
SO CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S THE
MOVE I'M GONNA BE DOING?

Tara says WE'RE DOING A BACK TUCK
SOMERSAULT.

Mark says THAT'S SOUNDS
COMPLICATED.
CAN YOU SHOW ME IT?

Tara says SURE.

Tara does a back flip.

Mark says ALL RIGHT.

Mark says OH, LOOK AT IT.
THAT'S TOTALLY CRAZY.
I THINK I'M READY, SO IT'S
PROBABLY A GOOD IDEA FOR ME TO
PLUG MY NOSE, RIGHT?
LAY FLAT AND THEN PUSH MYSELF
OVER?
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO.
OH...

Mark gives it a try but can’t flip.

Mark says OH, WATER IN MY NOSE.
THAT'S HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
WAS IT HARD FOR YOU TO LEARN HOW
TO SWIM AGAIN AFTER LOSING YOUR
LEG?

Tara says NOT REALLY.
IT'S KIND OF JUST LIKE SWIMMING
WITH TWO LEGS.

Mark says I WASN'T SURE HOW YOU
WERE GONNA SWIM WITH, WITHOUT,
WITHOUT YOUR LEG.
IT'S SO INTERESTING.
DO YOU FIND THAT OTHER PEOPLE
ASSUME THAT YOU CAN'T DO THINGS
BECAUSE YOU ONLY HAVE ONE LEG?

A clip shows Tara swimming.

Tara says UM, YEAH, SOMETIMES
THEY, NOT REALLY ASSUME THAT I
CAN'T DO IT, THEY JUST WONDER
HOW I DO IT.

Mark says OH, SO THEY'RE TAKING
AN INTEREST?

Tara says YEAH, LIKE, CURIOSITY.

Mark says OKAY.
NOW SWIMMING, YOU LOVE SWIMMING.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU LIKE TO DO?

Tara says UH, WELL, I LIKE TO
KNIT.

Mark says YEAH.

Tara says AND I LOVE TO READ.

Clips show Tara knitting and reading.

Mark says FANTASTIC.
YOU WANT TO GO SWIMMING SOME
MORE?

Tara says SURE.

Mark says LET'S DO IT.

Now Tara and Mark take a stroll in the park.

Mark says TARA, WE'VE BEEN TALKING A LOT
ABOUT FLESH EATING DISEASE AND
YOUR PROSTHETIC LEG.
DOES IT BOTHER YOU WHEN PEOPLE
ASK YOU QUESTIONS?

Tara says UM, NOT REALLY.
THEY'RE MOSTLY JUST CURIOUS.

Mark says OKAY.
WHAT QUESTION DO YOU GET ASKED
THE MOST?

Tara says UM, DID YOU BREAK YOUR
LEG.

Mark says AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
THAT?

Tara says UM, I TELL THEM, NO, I
DIDN'T BREAK MY LEG.
I LOST IT TO THE FLESH EATING
DISEASE, KIND OF LIKE HOW TERRY
FOX HAS A PROSTHETIC.

Mark says RIGHT.
AND, UH, WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE
TO KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Tara says UM, THAT EVEN THOUGH I
HAVE A PROSTHETIC, I CAN STILL
DO EVERYTHING.

Mark says FOR SURE.
WE HAD SUCH A GREAT DAY HANGING
OUT, HAVEN'T WE?

Tara says YEAH.

The screen splits into four videos that recap Mark and Tara’s activities of the day.

Mark says HANGING OUT WITH TARA
WAS AMAZING!
WE WENT SWIMMING, I LEARNED NEW
THINGS ABOUT PROSTHETICS, WE
TOOK A WALK IN HER
NEIGHBOURHOOD, AND WE EVEN FOUND
TIME FOR SOME BAKING.

Tara and Mark are now baking in the kitchen.

Mark says YEAH.
OH, IT'S GONNA BE THE BEST.
LOOK, WE'RE MAKING MORE OF A
MESS.
[Music playing]

The show ends and the end slate reads "TVO, Copyright 2011, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."