[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 VISITING WITH MY
FRIEND NATALIE, WHO HAS SPINAL
MUSCULAR ATROPHY.
WE'RE PLAYING AT HER HOUSE,
GOING FOR A BUS RIDE AND
CHECKING OUT RACE CARS.

Natalie is 10 and she has straight brown hair in a bob cut. She wears glasses, jeans and a gray buttoned T-shirt. She sits in a power wheel chair.

Natalie says SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT I'M NOT SMART AND THEY LOOK
AT ME WEIRD BECAUSE I'M IN A
WHEELCHAIR.
UH, IT DOESN'T REALLY EFFECT ME
MUCH THAT I'M IN A WHEELCHAIR
AND I'M PRETTY SMART.
I GET MOSTLY B PLUSES AND As.

A caption reads "Natalie. Age: 10. Spinal Muscular Atrophy."

Mark says NATALIE, CAN YOU
EXPLAIN SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY
TO ME.

Mark sits with Natalie in her bedroom.

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

Natalie says YES, IT'S A MUSCLE
DETERIORATING DISEASE, WHICH
MEANS YOUR MUSCLES GET WEAKER
AND WEAKER.
I CAN'T LIFT MY HANDS ABOVE MY
HEAD ANYMORE.

Mark says WHAT TYPE OF CHAIR IS
THIS?

Natalie says THIS IS A POWER
WHEELCHAIR AND IT'S... THE
SPECIAL NAME FOR IT IS THE
ORANGE PEELER.

Mark says THIS IS THE NAME YOU
GAVE IT?

Natalie says YES.

Mark says WHY?

Natalie says BECAUSE I LIKE TO
PEEL RUBBER OFF MY TIRES.

Mark laughs.

Natalie says AND IT'S ORANGE.

Mark says RIGHT, RIGHT.
TOTALLY AWESOME NAME.
ARE THERE CERTAIN THINGS IN YOUR
HOUSE THAT MAKE YOUR LIFE
EASIER?

Natalie says WE HAVE TWO RAMPS -
ONE TO GET IN ONTO THE PORCH, SO
I CAN GET INTO THE HOUSE, AND
THE OTHER ONE IS TO GET UP TO
THE OTHER LEVEL.
THE BATHROOM, IT HAS A SINK THAT
I CAN PULL UP TO.
I HAVE A COMMODE THAT ROLLS IN
AND OUT OF THE SHOWER AND OVER
THE TOILET.

Clips show Mark and Tara around the house.

Mark says MMM-HMM.

Natalie says AND THEN I HAVE A
LIFT TRACK IN THERE, SO I CAN
SIT IN THE BATH.

Mark says NATALIE, HOW DO YOU GET
TO SCHOOL IN YOUR POWER CHAIR?

Natalie says COME ON, MARK.
I'LL SHOW YOU.

Mark says ALL RIGHT.

At the bus stop, Natalie says MARK, THIS IS MY
BUS: KUNKEL BUS LINE.
I TAKE IT TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY.

Mark says SO, NATALIE, HOW DOES
IT ACTUALLY WORK?

Natalie goes on a ramp at the back of the bus.

Natalie says I BACK ONTO THE RAMP
OVER THERE AND THEY BUCKLE ME UP
AND THEN PUSH THE BUTTON AND I
GO UP.
AND THEN I GO IN AND THEY STRAP
ME IN.

On the bus, Mark says SO YOU TAKE THE BUS TO
SCHOOL.
DO YOU THINK MAYBE TODAY WE CAN
CHECK OUT YOUR SCHOOL?

Natalie says SURE.

Mark says OKAY, THAT'S AWESOME.
I CAN'T WAIT.

At the school, Mark says I WANT TO KNOW HOW IS YOUR
CLASSROOM SET UP FOR YOU?

Natalie says WELL, I CAN GET
AROUND THE CLASS, LIKE THE DESK
ARE IN A GROUP.

Mark says YEAH, SO THEY'RE WELL
SPACED OUT FOR YOUR CHAIR.

Natalie says YES.

Mark says OKAY.
AND, UH, WHAT ABOUT AROUND THE
SCHOOL?
IS THERE, LIKE, AN ELEVATOR FOR
YOU AND YOUR CHAIR?

Natalie says YES, THERE IS.
THERE'S ALSO A PHYSIO ROOM, SO I
CAN GET SOME STRETCHES.

Mark says DO YOUR FRIENDS TREAT
YOU DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE YOU HAVE
SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY?

Natalie says NO, THEY TREAT ME
LIKE, UM, I'M NORMAL AND WE
LAUGH TOGETHER AND IT'S PRETTY
FUN.

Mark says SO YOU'VE GOT SOME
GREAT FRIENDS?

Natalie says YES.

Mark says THAT'S AWESOME.
SO I WANT TO KNOW, WHAT ARE WE
GONNA BE DOING NEXT?

Natalie says MARK, IT'S TIME FOR
YOUR CHALLENGE OF THE DAY.

Mark says OH, I'M TOTALLY READY.

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]

Inside a wheel chair accessible race car, Natalie says MARK, IF YOU WANT TO
HANG OUT WITH ME TODAY, YOU'RE
GONNA HAVE TO TAKE A SPIN IN THE
PROJECT TRACK CHAMPION RACE CAR.

Mark now sits inside the car on a wheel chair.

Mark says I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
GETTING THIS WHEELCHAIR FOR ME,
SO I CAN TRY THIS OUT, OKAY?

Natalie says OKAY.

Mark says AND ANY ADVICE BEFORE I
DO THIS?

Natalie says HOLD ON TIGHT.

Mark says HOLD ON TIGHT!
OH, YEAH.

They go for a spin on the race course.

Mark says NATALIE, THAT WAS THE COOLEST
CHALLENGE I'VE EVER TAKEN PART
IN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
THAT A WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
RACE CAR EVEN EXISTED BEFORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO LOVE GOING FOR
RIDES.

Natalie says OH, YEAH.

Mark chuckles and says YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN TALKING ALL
DAY ABOUT SPINAL MUSCULAR
ATROPHY AND I WANT TO KNOW DO
PEOPLE ASK YOU QUESTIONS?

Natalie says YES.

Mark says DOES IT BOTHER YOU?

Natalie says NO.

Mark says WHY?

Natalie says I THINK THEY'RE
CURIOUS AND I'M OKAY WITH THAT.

Mark says YOU WANT TO SHARE YOUR
STORY?

Natalie says YEAH.

Mark says WHAT DO PEOPLE ASK YOU
THE MOST?

Natalie says UH, HOW DO I GET
INTO BED.

Mark says AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO
THAT QUESTION?

Natalie says THAT MY MOM IS
MIGHTY STRONG AND SHE LIFTS ME
INTO BED.

Mark says AWESOME.
AND WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO
KNOW ABOUT YOU?

Natalie says THAT I CAN, I'M NOT
JUST IN A WHEELCHAIR.
I HAVE, UM, A MIND OF MY OWN.

Mark says FOR SURE.

Natalie says SOMETIMES I LIKE TO
THINK THAT I'M NOT EVEN IN A
WHEELCHAIR.

Mark says YOU'RE JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE?

Natalie says YEAH.

Mark says THAT'S AWESOME.
THANK YOU FOR TODAY.
THIS CHALLENGE WAS THE BEST.

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

Mark says HANGING OUT WITH NATALIE WAS
FUN.
I GOT TO SEE WHERE SHE LIVES, WE
VISITED HER SCHOOL, WENT FOR A
RACE CAR DRIVE AND EVEN FOUND
TIME FOR SOME CRAFTS.

Mark and Natalie now make homemade cards.

Mark says ISN'T MAKING HOMEMADE CARDS FUN?

Natalie says OF COURSE.

Mark says WHAT KIND OF... TYPE OF
CARDS DO YOU LIKE TO MAKE?

Natalie says BIRTHDAY CARDS.

Mark says NICE!
[Music playing]

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