Geronimo1967
This is quite an informatively touching documentary that follows the young Brett as he continues to come to terms with having no arms. With two able bodied parents and brothers, he was the victim of thalidomide contained within some medication administered to his mother whilst she was pregnant. I liked Brett. He's a tantrum-prone, curious and natural boy who demonstrates a very clear sense of purpose as he starts to become a single-minded person - and one with a distinct personality. Some very early prosthetics come his way, one being a gas-operated "Heidelberg" system with some rudimentary functionality (that he will have to change every six months as he grows) before a more sophisticated, electronic, limb emerges. Brett has to learn from ...