Transcript: Emma
[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 EMMA
WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY.
Emma appears on screen, sitting in her room. She has long, straight, brown hair in a ponytail and wears a glasses and a white blouse.
Emma says HAVING CEREBRAL PALSY
HASN'T REALLY STOPPED ME FROM
DOING WHAT I WANT TO DO BECAUSE
WHEN I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING I
JUST GO FOR IT, AND IF IT
DOESN'T WORK OUT, IT DOESN'T
WORK OUT, AND THAT'S OKAY I CAN
TRY SOMETHING NEW.
A caption appears on screen and it reads: "Emma, age: 10. Cerebral Palsy."
[Music playing]
Mark says EMMA, CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT CEREBRAL PALSY IS?
Mark and Emma sit in her bedroom.
Mark is in his twenties and has short, blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears a violet polo over a long-sleeve white T-shirt and jeans.
Emma says CEREBRAL PALSY IS A
DISABILITY AND IT AFFECTS A
CERTAIN PART OF YOUR BODY, SO
FOR ME IT AFFECTS MY LEGS, AND
IT JUST MAKES THEM WORK
DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST PEOPLE'S
WOULD.
Mark says NOW WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
YOUR LEGS ARE WORKING
DIFFERENTLY?
CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES?
Emma says YEAH, SO FOR ME MY FOOT
TURNS INWARDS, SO YOUR FEET ARE
NORMALLY POINTED STRAIGHT WHILE
MINE WOULD TURN INWARDS LIKE
THAT.
AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE IT LOOK
DIFFERENT WHEN I WALK.
IT DOESN'T REALLY HURT BECAUSE
IT'S NORMAL FOR ME.
As she speaks, a clip shows Emma walking down the street.
Mark says FANTASTIC.
ARE THERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT
MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE BIT
EASIER?
Emma says YEP.
I WEAR BRACES, LIKE GOING TO
SCHOOL, WALKING AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME, AND IT JUST MAKES
SURE THAT MY ANKLE AND MY LEG
ARE STRETCHED IN A GOOD POSITION
SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HURT OR
TURN INTO AWKWARD POSITIONS.
Now a new clip shows Emma putting on braces around the ankle and on her leg. Then she puts her shoes back on.
Mark says NOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE
CEREBRAL PALSY DOES THAT MEAN
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO CHORES IN
THE HOUSE?
Emma says I WISH.
Mark chuckles and says OKAY, WHAT CHORES DO YOU HAVE TO
DO?
Emma says LIKE DISH WASHER, I
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISH
WASHER IS ALL ORGANIZED, AND I
PUT AWAY MY DISHES, MAKE MY BED.
A clip shows Emma doing her bed and turning the dishwasher on in the kitchen.
Mark says SO YOU'VE GOT TO PULL
YOUR WEIGHT JUST LIKE A REGULAR
KID.
Emma says YEAH.
Mark says SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MAYBE TODAY WE CAN GET UP AND
GET ACTIVE?
Emma says YEAH.
Mark says ALRIGHT, LET'S DO IT,
COME ON!
In a new clip, Emma and Mark play soccer in the park.
Mark says HERE I'LL PASS IT TO YOU OVER
THERE!
Emma says OKAY!
Mark says WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE
AT SCHOOL?
DO YOU FIND THAT YOUR FRIENDS OR
STRANGERS TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY
BECAUSE YOU HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY?
Emma says FRIENDS NO.
THEY'RE REALLY AWESOME FRIENDS
SO THERE'S NO REAL PROBLEM
THERE.
BUT SOMETIMES I DON'T REALLY
LIKE WHEN STRANGERS THEY STARE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ME AND
I MIGHT FIND THAT A LITTLE...
'CAUSE I CAN'T TALK TO THEM AS
OPENLY AS I COULD WITH FRIENDS.
JUST SAY HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
BUT FOR STRANGERS I CAN'T REALLY
DO THAT.
Mark says FOR SURE.
WOULD YOU PREFER THAT THEY ASKED
YOU A QUESTION MAYBE INSTEAD OF
STARING?
Emma says YES.
BECAUSE I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS A
LOT BETTER THAN I CAN TAKE THE
STARING.
BECAUSE I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE STARING AT.
SO IT'S LIKE WHAT'RE YOU LOOKING
AT?
Mark says EXACTLY, YEAH.
ASK QUESTIONS, THAT'S AWESOME.
NOW I'M HAVING A GREAT DAY
HANGING OUT ARE WE GOING TO BE
DOING ANYTHING ELSE LATER TODAY?
Emma says YEP!
MARK IT'S TIME FOR YOU CHALLENGE
OF THE DAY!
Mark says I'M TOTALLY READY,
LET'S DO IT!
Emma says OKAY!
A slate on screen shows a caption and a male announcers reads it.
It says MARK'S CHALLENGE OF THE DAY!
Emma appears back on screen. This time, she has her swimsuit on and is ready to move in the pool.
She smiles and says MARK, IF YOU WANT TO
HANG OUT WITH ME TODAY YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DO
A SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING MOVE.
Mark joins her in the pool.
He says EMMA, I'M TOTALLY READY
FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
I'VE GOT TO KNOW, WHAT'S THE
NAME OF THE SYNCHRO MOVE I'M
GOING TO BE LEARNING?
Emma says IT'S CALLED THE TUB
TURN.
Mark says THE TUB TURN?
OKAY DO YOU THINK YOU COULD SHOW
ME IT?
Emma says YEP.
Mark says OKAY, HERE WE GO.
AND THE OBJECT IS NOT TO SINK,
RIGHT?
Emma says DEFINITELY.
Mark says OH MY GOSH, I'M GOING
TO GET SO MUCH WATER IN MY NOSE.
SHOULD I GO?
Emma says OKAY.
Mark says OKAY HERE WE GO, YOU
CAN TELL ME HOW I DO.
HERE WE GO.
(music plays)
Both Emma and Mark play in the pool trying not to sink.
Mark says OKAY.
I'M GLAD I CAN HOLD MY BREATH.
HOW DID I DO?
Emma says UM, NOT EXACTLY...
Mark says OUT OF 10, OUT OF 10,
OUT OF 10.
Emma says LET'S SAY, TWO?
Mark says A TWO!
OKAY YOU'VE GOT TO TEACH ME HOW
TO DO THIS RIGHT LET'S KEEP
PRACTICING.
HERE WE GO LET'S TRY TOGETHER.
Mark says EMMA HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT HAVING CEREBRAL PALSY?
Now they’re back home and continue to talk.
Emma says IT'S OKAY.
SOME DAYS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE
IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO STUFF
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO AND THE
SOME DAYS IT'S OKAY BECAUSE IT'S
NORMAL.
Mark says DO YOU CONSIDER HAVING
CP A DISABILITY?
Emma says YES, BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO DO STRETCHES, YOU HAVE TO DO
THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT NO, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
REALLY AFFECT ME AROUND THE
HOUSE, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS.
Mark says WHAT'S ONE THING THAT
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT
YOU AS A PERSON?
Emma says I WANT THEM TO KNOW
THAT I'M JUST LIKE A NORMAL
PERSON AND CP's ONLY A SMALL
PART OF ME, AND IF YOU WANT TO
BE MY FRIEND JUST LET THAT SLIDE
BECAUSE...
Mark says AND YOU'LL HAVE TONS OF
FUN, RIGHT?
KIND OF LIKE WE HAD TODAY!
Emma says YEAH!
Mark says THAT'S AWESOME!
As Mark speaks, fast clips show a recap of today’s episode.
Mark says MY DAY WITH EMMA WAS AMAZING!
SHE TAUGHT ME ABOUT CEREBRAL
PALSY, WE PLAYED IN THE PARK,
DID SOME SYNCHRO AND EVEN FOUND
TIME FOR SOME SINGING.
A new clip shows them practicing their singing.
Both say DO RE ME FA SO LA TI
DO!
Mark says BROADWAY HERE WE COME!
The show ends and the end slate reads "TVO, Copyright 2008, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
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 EMMA
WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY.
Emma appears on screen, sitting in her room. She has long, straight, brown hair in a ponytail and wears a glasses and a white blouse.
Emma says HAVING CEREBRAL PALSY
HASN'T REALLY STOPPED ME FROM
DOING WHAT I WANT TO DO BECAUSE
WHEN I WANT TO TRY SOMETHING I
JUST GO FOR IT, AND IF IT
DOESN'T WORK OUT, IT DOESN'T
WORK OUT, AND THAT'S OKAY I CAN
TRY SOMETHING NEW.
A caption appears on screen and it reads: "Emma, age: 10. Cerebral Palsy."
[Music playing]
Mark says EMMA, CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT CEREBRAL PALSY IS?
Mark and Emma sit in her bedroom.
Mark is in his twenties and has short, blonde hair and blue eyes. He wears a violet polo over a long-sleeve white T-shirt and jeans.
Emma says CEREBRAL PALSY IS A
DISABILITY AND IT AFFECTS A
CERTAIN PART OF YOUR BODY, SO
FOR ME IT AFFECTS MY LEGS, AND
IT JUST MAKES THEM WORK
DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST PEOPLE'S
WOULD.
Mark says NOW WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY
YOUR LEGS ARE WORKING
DIFFERENTLY?
CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME EXAMPLES?
Emma says YEAH, SO FOR ME MY FOOT
TURNS INWARDS, SO YOUR FEET ARE
NORMALLY POINTED STRAIGHT WHILE
MINE WOULD TURN INWARDS LIKE
THAT.
AND IT WOULD JUST MAKE IT LOOK
DIFFERENT WHEN I WALK.
IT DOESN'T REALLY HURT BECAUSE
IT'S NORMAL FOR ME.
As she speaks, a clip shows Emma walking down the street.
Mark says FANTASTIC.
ARE THERE CERTAIN THINGS THAT
MAKE YOUR LIFE A LITTLE BIT
EASIER?
Emma says YEP.
I WEAR BRACES, LIKE GOING TO
SCHOOL, WALKING AROUND FOR A
LONG TIME, AND IT JUST MAKES
SURE THAT MY ANKLE AND MY LEG
ARE STRETCHED IN A GOOD POSITION
SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HURT OR
TURN INTO AWKWARD POSITIONS.
Now a new clip shows Emma putting on braces around the ankle and on her leg. Then she puts her shoes back on.
Mark says NOW BECAUSE YOU HAVE
CEREBRAL PALSY DOES THAT MEAN
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO CHORES IN
THE HOUSE?
Emma says I WISH.
Mark chuckles and says OKAY, WHAT CHORES DO YOU HAVE TO
DO?
Emma says LIKE DISH WASHER, I
HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DISH
WASHER IS ALL ORGANIZED, AND I
PUT AWAY MY DISHES, MAKE MY BED.
A clip shows Emma doing her bed and turning the dishwasher on in the kitchen.
Mark says SO YOU'VE GOT TO PULL
YOUR WEIGHT JUST LIKE A REGULAR
KID.
Emma says YEAH.
Mark says SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
MAYBE TODAY WE CAN GET UP AND
GET ACTIVE?
Emma says YEAH.
Mark says ALRIGHT, LET'S DO IT,
COME ON!
In a new clip, Emma and Mark play soccer in the park.
Mark says HERE I'LL PASS IT TO YOU OVER
THERE!
Emma says OKAY!
Mark says WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU'RE
AT SCHOOL?
DO YOU FIND THAT YOUR FRIENDS OR
STRANGERS TREAT YOU DIFFERENTLY
BECAUSE YOU HAVE CEREBRAL PALSY?
Emma says FRIENDS NO.
THEY'RE REALLY AWESOME FRIENDS
SO THERE'S NO REAL PROBLEM
THERE.
BUT SOMETIMES I DON'T REALLY
LIKE WHEN STRANGERS THEY STARE
BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW ME AND
I MIGHT FIND THAT A LITTLE...
'CAUSE I CAN'T TALK TO THEM AS
OPENLY AS I COULD WITH FRIENDS.
JUST SAY HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
BUT FOR STRANGERS I CAN'T REALLY
DO THAT.
Mark says FOR SURE.
WOULD YOU PREFER THAT THEY ASKED
YOU A QUESTION MAYBE INSTEAD OF
STARING?
Emma says YES.
BECAUSE I CAN ANSWER QUESTIONS A
LOT BETTER THAN I CAN TAKE THE
STARING.
BECAUSE I WOULDN'T KNOW WHAT
THEY'RE STARING AT.
SO IT'S LIKE WHAT'RE YOU LOOKING
AT?
Mark says EXACTLY, YEAH.
ASK QUESTIONS, THAT'S AWESOME.
NOW I'M HAVING A GREAT DAY
HANGING OUT ARE WE GOING TO BE
DOING ANYTHING ELSE LATER TODAY?
Emma says YEP!
MARK IT'S TIME FOR YOU CHALLENGE
OF THE DAY!
Mark says I'M TOTALLY READY,
LET'S DO IT!
Emma says OKAY!
A slate on screen shows a caption and a male announcers reads it.
It says MARK'S CHALLENGE OF THE DAY!
Emma appears back on screen. This time, she has her swimsuit on and is ready to move in the pool.
She smiles and says MARK, IF YOU WANT TO
HANG OUT WITH ME TODAY YOU'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO LEARN HOW TO DO
A SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING MOVE.
Mark joins her in the pool.
He says EMMA, I'M TOTALLY READY
FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
I'VE GOT TO KNOW, WHAT'S THE
NAME OF THE SYNCHRO MOVE I'M
GOING TO BE LEARNING?
Emma says IT'S CALLED THE TUB
TURN.
Mark says THE TUB TURN?
OKAY DO YOU THINK YOU COULD SHOW
ME IT?
Emma says YEP.
Mark says OKAY, HERE WE GO.
AND THE OBJECT IS NOT TO SINK,
RIGHT?
Emma says DEFINITELY.
Mark says OH MY GOSH, I'M GOING
TO GET SO MUCH WATER IN MY NOSE.
SHOULD I GO?
Emma says OKAY.
Mark says OKAY HERE WE GO, YOU
CAN TELL ME HOW I DO.
HERE WE GO.
(music plays)
Both Emma and Mark play in the pool trying not to sink.
Mark says OKAY.
I'M GLAD I CAN HOLD MY BREATH.
HOW DID I DO?
Emma says UM, NOT EXACTLY...
Mark says OUT OF 10, OUT OF 10,
OUT OF 10.
Emma says LET'S SAY, TWO?
Mark says A TWO!
OKAY YOU'VE GOT TO TEACH ME HOW
TO DO THIS RIGHT LET'S KEEP
PRACTICING.
HERE WE GO LET'S TRY TOGETHER.
Mark says EMMA HOW DO YOU FEEL
ABOUT HAVING CEREBRAL PALSY?
Now they’re back home and continue to talk.
Emma says IT'S OKAY.
SOME DAYS YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE
IT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO DO STUFF
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO AND THE
SOME DAYS IT'S OKAY BECAUSE IT'S
NORMAL.
Mark says DO YOU CONSIDER HAVING
CP A DISABILITY?
Emma says YES, BECAUSE YOU HAVE
TO DO STRETCHES, YOU HAVE TO DO
THAT KIND OF STUFF.
BUT NO, BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
REALLY AFFECT ME AROUND THE
HOUSE, HANGING OUT WITH FRIENDS.
Mark says WHAT'S ONE THING THAT
YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT
YOU AS A PERSON?
Emma says I WANT THEM TO KNOW
THAT I'M JUST LIKE A NORMAL
PERSON AND CP's ONLY A SMALL
PART OF ME, AND IF YOU WANT TO
BE MY FRIEND JUST LET THAT SLIDE
BECAUSE...
Mark says AND YOU'LL HAVE TONS OF
FUN, RIGHT?
KIND OF LIKE WE HAD TODAY!
Emma says YEAH!
Mark says THAT'S AWESOME!
As Mark speaks, fast clips show a recap of today’s episode.
Mark says MY DAY WITH EMMA WAS AMAZING!
SHE TAUGHT ME ABOUT CEREBRAL
PALSY, WE PLAYED IN THE PARK,
DID SOME SYNCHRO AND EVEN FOUND
TIME FOR SOME SINGING.
A new clip shows them practicing their singing.
Both say DO RE ME FA SO LA TI
DO!
Mark says BROADWAY HERE WE COME!
The show ends and the end slate reads "TVO, Copyright 2008, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
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