9 Tonight on Sunday, they say it's a medical miracle. Put your one at the top. Hands that couldn't grasp... now drawing. Did you expect much improvement? Did you expect much improvement? No, no. We were just thrown in the deep end. Why? Medical marijuana. Give me a high five? So if it can work... Emotionally, it's going to be a tough thing for us to do. ...why are families being forced overseas to get it? Whatever it takes, that's what we're gonna do for Jade. There must be a con like me in every prison in America. It's been said he could read a phone book and make it sound interesting. When did you first realise that your voice had something a little special to it? It's not me who realises that. I don't` It's just my voice. We sit down with Morgan Freeman. Already over in a blink of an eye. Kya, stop! Kya, stop! TYRES SQUEAL And the brave act that saved his little brother's life... He saved his brother and didn't think twice about it. ...and changed his forever. You can do it, bud. You can do it. Come on. Come on, Calyn. > www.able.co.nz Kia ora, I'm John Hudson. Tonight a tale of two families, both hoping to save their children with the treatment they desperately want. One family has been forced apart; the other stranded without the medication they believe can save their child. That medication is called Charlotte's Web. A medication banned in NZ because, controversially, it's made from marijuana ` banned even though it's legal in America. Here's Ian Sinclair. SERENE PIANO MUSIC No. No. No? 'You'll remember Paige Gallien, brain-damaged by seizures.' What do you call that colour? 'For Paige, this was once impossible.' Yellow. Yellow. Good. Very good. That's yellow. Very good. 'Yet a little girl who could barely communicate only months ago is now speaking.' My turn? My turn? < Yep, your turn. 'Comprehending.' You gonna give me a high-five? Very good. Good girl. What about me? 'The reason? Medical marijuana.' Come on. Come on. Open up. WHOOSH! WHOOSH! Well done. Her comprehension and understanding of what we're saying has... has improved no end. This was how you saw her on Sunday just months ago. (GASPS, WHIMPERS) Paige was locked in a world of life-threatening seizures, up to 15 a night that conventional drugs couldn't stop, brought by a type of extreme epilepsy called Dravet syndrome. Here we go ` the box of Sativex. Since April, we've tracked Paige as she started on a new pharmaceutical cannabis called Sativex. Is this a miracle drug? > Is this a miracle drug? > Probably not the miracle drug, but it's doing wonders for Paige. OK. Paige's new skills are a relief to mum Kelly and dad Brent. We've seen a huge improvement in her. Put your one at the top. Hands that could barely grasp three months ago... Ready? Nose. ...are now drawing. Well done. Previously her hand was so` so twitchy that she couldn't... couldn't draw at all, really. Um, whereas now, to actually draw a circle, you know, that's a big feat. That's` That's pretty` It's pretty cool. Even helping to make breakfast. Just a little bit, eh? Yep. That's enough. OK. Paige is coming out. She's so more relaxed. So much more relaxed. Did you expect this much improvement? No, no. We were just thrown in the deep end. Sativex is the only legal form of marijuana in NZ. Good girl! It's never been trialled for Paige's epilepsy, making Paige the guinea pig in an experiment monitored from her first dosage by mum Kelly. Yeah. Day four, we saw a change. Um, she used to be very jittery. Very very shaky little girl. I remember that. I remember that. Yeah, and by day four, nothing. It stopped. In four days, all the jitters left? In four days, all the jitters left? Mm. Mm. In four days, all the jitters left? Mm. Mm. Amazing. So Paige, a child officially with the mind of a toddler... It's a triangle. It's a triangle. That is a triangle. Well done. Do another one. > ...is now learning about triangles... One. One. One. Two. Three. Good girl. > ...and numbers. One. One. One, two, three, four, five! five! Whoo-hoo! (CLAPS) Good girl. Your turn, Mason. Thanks also to the patience of Mason,... Shall I put it here? ...her big brother and best buddy. She's improved quite a lot. And, like, with` she's learned heaps. So she's doing really well? And how does that make you feel? > It makes me feel pretty proud to be her big brother. And... yeah. There has been a decline, too, in those seizures. For sure, yep. Like, we went 10 days seizure-free, which was unheard of for her for many, many, many years. But the threat of another attack is always there. And how long now is it since she's had a seizure? Um, unfortunately, she had a bad night the night before last. And the Galliens believe if only they could get the right marijuana medication, Paige's seizures may disappear almost completely. And it's like anything. Once you see some improvement, and there is a possibility, we do want more. The drug they really want, they can't get. It's called Charlotte's Web, also marijuana, but low in the hallucinogenic ingredient THC. We want the government to start looking at this and start... start listening to us. There's possibilities for many kids. It's not` It's not just Paige. We've seen the results in Paige, but what about all the other children that need this as well? Charlotte's Web is legal in the States but not here. < Would you go to America? I guess the hardest thing is family an-and access. Um, we'd have to go to one of the states that would allow us, um, to access it and work there. Getting a green card to work in America's very hard and, yeah, relocating to America would be a big step. Next up ` a Kiwi family forced apart. Jadie is becoming a marijuana refugee. She will go and he will stay to save their child. Whatever it takes, that's what we're going to do for Jade. INTRIGUING MUSIC At Auckland Airport, the desperation for Charlotte's Web is driving this family apart. Brendan Guest is saying goodbye to his wife and two children. I don't think anyone likes to split up their family, but it's just something we've got to do. 6-year-old Jade is brain-damaged from an extreme form of epilepsy. Whatever it takes, that's what we're gonna do for Jade. So American-born Jessika is taking the kids back to the US. Jadie is becoming a marijuana refugee because she is a NZ citizen, and she can't get cannabis oil for her seizures in NZ. But in Colorado, they can treat Jade with a type of medicinal marijuana that's not legally available here. So she has to travel overseas to get it, and then when she does get it, she won't be able to come back to NZ. Not unless NZ makes the same medication available in this country. Kiwi Brendan met American Jessika in the US 14 years ago. They had two children, Jade and her big brother, Ethan, both, in fact, bonded by illness because Ethan was fighting his own battle. Yep, he had leukaemia. Tell me about Ethan. How did he deal with that? Ethan's a, um, very happy-go-lucky 8-year-old boy with a lot of love in his heart, and he did really well during his treatments of leukaemia because they had` we had a... we were part of a great hospital who really took care of these kids and made them feel, um, almost like they were having fun when they showed up to get their shots and their chemotherapy. So only last year they decided to return to NZ and the idyllic scenery of Northland. We had decided that we wanted to give the kids a Kiwi lifestyle and see their family over here. Um, we'd just gone through three years of chemotherapy treatments for Ethan, and he had just beaten cancer, and we thought what better way to celebrate and give the whole family a break and try something new over in NZ. (CRIES) (CRIES) It's OK. In NZ, Ethan, now well, is able to support his kid sister, whose battle with seizures continues. She's really fun, and I like to, um, I like to pick her up. But she's really heavy, so I don't want to. (CHUCKLES) < I think she quite content. < I think she quite content. I think she is quite ticklish under her neck. < What fun do you have with her? < What fun do you have with her? I like to maybe kind of sing her a song or, like, maybe play with her. Like, um, just stuff with her hands and that. Then, just after they arrived, came the thunder clap. I get a phone call from my mom, saying, 'Jess, you gotta get back here. 'They're treating children with epilepsy with medicinal cannabis, 'and it is really working for these kids.' Colorado is one of 20 American states that have legalised marijuana. And people are flocking to Colorado from all over the United States to get it because they're starting to see such great improvements in these children's lives. Welcome news for Jessika, who's been coping with a totally dependant daughter for six years, who can't walk, talk or feed herself. So she's 6, but she's probably about the mind of a 6-month-old. Um, hypotonia's a bit like cerebral palsy, where she's got low muscle tone and, um, and epilepsy. She's got... She has seizures. A lot of them. About 30 a day. Oh, it's OK. But what about Sativex, the only marijuana treatment allowed in NZ? The one that Paige takes? Jade's parents also fear it has too much of that hallucinogenic ingredient THC to be effective against seizures. And it's just one type, usually used for MS, I believe. Whereas when we go back to try cannabis oil, we can have our own customised tincture made up just for Jade's molecular body and her hormones. It's the organic oil straight from a dispensary that, um, will work specifically for her. Medicinal cannabis would mean weaning Jade off a host of conventional drugs that haven't fixed her. She's taken a lot of drugs? She's taken a lot of drugs? Yeah, Jade's taken a lot of drugs. It's probably done some damage inside to her kidneys and liver and her stomach lining, for sure. How many of these drugs would she still need when she goes to America and she uses medicinal marijuana? It really depends on the child. These drugs can take up to six months to wean off. They're as addictive as heroin, and you can have even worse side effects trying to take your child off them. So it's a very slow process. Just keep showing me. What? > So even in this trip you're making to use medicinal marijuana, there are risks? Yes, I'm taking the chance to try something new with my daughter. But I'm taking a huge risk by putting her on these medicines every day. So in your opinion, it's the lesser risk? So in your opinion, it's the lesser risk? Absolutely. Absolutely. But there's another price to pay. OK, so next step for you is you're heading back. That's a big decision to make, isn't it? Yes. Yes. That you're going to split the family? > Yes, um, if I didn't have the support of my family to help me out, I don't know how I could do it. But emotionally, it's going to be really tough. Brendan's job will keep him back in NZ for the next year at least. It's gonna be tough, um, but, you know, uh, good things sometimes are worth waiting for, and I think this is gonna be a good thing for Jade and hopefully other bunch of Kiwi kids as well. So the job of packing begins, and Jessika takes with her the hopes of another Kiwi family. Oh, that's` that's awesome for them. I really hope it does wonders for them. Um, you know, that's... Good on them. They're doing the right thing for their child. Um, it's a shame that we can't do that in NZ for them. Go get it. Ooh! (CHUCKLES) I'm getting frustrated now. I'm just wanting the Government to... just realise where the world's going and legalise it for medicinal use. It's just simple. It means Jessika faces a life in exile. Emotionally, it's going to be a tough thing for us to do. And the children ` separation from their dad. I've felt a bit guilty for taking Ethan out of his school to do this. He's making a huge sacrifice for his sister. Where one goodbye is not enough. To get Jadie this medicine is... is worth it. It's worth the sacrifice. So when will Charlotte's Web be approved for children here? Well, the manufacturers of Sativex, the drug Paige is using, are trialling a product similar to Charlotte's Web, the cannabis Jade will be taking in America. But it's not expected to be available in NZ for a couple of years at least. Up next ` one of Hollywood's finest. Morgan Freeman on playing the greats. 'If your book becomes a movie, who would you want to play you?' I was chosen. So I met him at his home in Johannesburg, and told him I was honoured by the idea of playing him, but in order to do so, I needed to have access to him. Welcome back. He's one of Hollywood's greatest actors ` The Shawshank Redemption, Driving Miss Daisy, Million Dollar Baby: major hits for a major star. Morgan Freeman doesn't give many interviews, so when he does, it's special. Here's Rahni Sadler. HUBBUB, HORNS HONK Welcome... to... Sunday Night. (GROANS) Some of you may know who I am. I am God. I want you to look, and I want you to listen. WHIRRING WHIRRING So, what do you think? Mark it. Morgan Freeman take one. Never did that before. We like to be fancy. We're showing off. We like to be fancy. We're showing off. GROANS: Hey. So, you're really him, aren't you? So, you're really him, aren't you? You want more proof? Oh, Miss Day, is it? Morgan Freeman, thank you very much for joining us. Morgan Freeman, thank you very much for joining us. Thank you very much for letting me. Morgan Freeman is 77... Rahni, Rahni, Bobahni, banana, pana, Bufahni. ...going on 7. Fahni, Rahni. A great actor with a blinding smile and one almighty voice. It was an honour to be portrayed by the golden-voiced Morgan Freeman. That man could read the phone book and make it sound interesting. When did you first realise that your voice had something a little special to it? It's not me who realises it. I don't still. It's just my voice. 5-5-5 3-4-9-2. Mmm, just listen to that rich molasses. This whole rich molasses thing ` it doesn't sound like rich molasses to me. (LAUGHS) Really? What does it sound like? > (LAUGHS) Really? What does it sound like? > My voice. (LAUGHS WHEEZILY) BOTH LAUGH (GROWLS) You did acting at school, but when you left school, you joined the air force. Yeah. Because I had decided that was the most exciting thing you could do was fly aeroplanes and kill people. So that's what I wanted to do ` be a fighter pilot. Mind you, when I graduated, the high school picture in the album says 'actor'. # I am Vincent the Vegetable Vampire. # In the night-time when tomatoes start to scream. You worked a lot on the stage in the years following. What do you miss about being on the stage? Nothing. Nothing. (LAUGHS) > Truly? > Truly? > Truly. You don't miss that whole...? Actors talk about the rush` You don't miss that whole...? Actors talk about the rush` No, no, no, no. Nothing? Nothing? Nothing. I'm a born movie actor. I'm just born to do it. I take the bread, the whole loaf. You understand? In your first big role, you scored an Oscar nomination. In your first big role, you scored an Oscar nomination. Mm-hm. That's one of your few movies where you play a pretty unlikeable character. You raising your voice to me now? You raising your voice to me now? Just leave me alone. Tell him, girl. Tell him, girl. I told you to shut up! Did you enjoy that experience? Did you enjoy that experience? I loved it. I loved it. Yeah. Would you be bad more often if you could? Of course! Yeah. You know, one of my fantasies somewhere back there was, OK, I would like to be one of 007's super villains. We see by your file you have served 20 years of a life sentence. We see by your file you have served 20 years of a life sentence. Yes, sir. Do you feel you have been rehabilitated? Do you feel you have been rehabilitated? Oh, yes, sir. Absolutely, sir. I learnt my lesson. I can honestly say that I'm a changed man. No longer a danger to society. That's God's honest truth. Shawshank Redemption, it's a lot of people's favourite film. There must be a con like me in every prison in America. It wasn't a massive box-office hit, but it's come to be one of the most-watched films of all time. You know why? Why? If you are going to have a box-office hit, you are going to depend on word of mouth. word of mouth is what sells anything. People could not say 'Shawshank Redemption'. They couldn't remember it. It's Sh... Shank... Shank... Sham. Something. So if you're going to tell your friends who saw this great movie and it was called the, um... (CLICKS) Shanksham... something like that, they forget it. That's what happened. No word of mouth. I understand you are a man that knows how to get things. Yeah, I'm known to locate certain things from time to time. What do you want? Rita Hayworth. Rita Hayworth. What? Rita Hayworth. What? Can you get her? To me, this was... the story of a love affair between two men and this friendship thing, it lasted as long as Andy was in prison. That's 20 years. It just gets deeper and deeper and deeper and deeper. Until finally, when Red gets out, and re-contacts with his friend, the audience just, yeah... So a lot of people have said it sort of reinforces their own strength in life. When things go bad, remember, there's nothing in it. What does it say? It says, 'He can win an election, but can he run a country?' Not even one day on the job, and they are after you. Not even one day on the job, and they are after you. It is a legitimate question. You have gotten to do many extraordinary things in your lifetime, but has anything been more of an honour than being asked to play, and becoming friends with one of the most influential human beings of a lifetime, Nelson Mandela? No, I don't think so. I don't think anything will ever match that. The rainbow nation starts here. Reconciliation starts here. Reconciliation, sir. Yes, reconciliation, Jason. Comrade President, not long ago, these guys tried to kill us. Maybe even these four guys in my office tried and often succeeded. Maybe even these four guys in my office tried and often succeeded. Yes, I know. Forgiveness starts here too. In a press conference, he was asked by a reporter, 'If your book becomes a movie, who would you want to play you?' And he... I was chosen. So I met him at his home in Johannesburg and told him I was honoured by the idea of playing him. But in order to do so, I needed to have access to him. Close access ` I want to be able to hold your hand. He said, 'We can do that.' So over the years, we did. Every time we were in proximity, I would get to him and either sit and hold his hand while he talked or... Do you know why? Why? Why? To get his energy, his quiet strength. You got to make Lucy with Scarlett Johansson. Was it fun to work with her? Oh yeah. I don't know if you saw Iron Man 2. Mm, yeah. (PURRS) (LAUGHS) > PHONE RINGS Yes. Yes. Professor Norman, my name is Lucy. I just read all your research on the human brain. It's a little rudimentary, but you're on the right track. It's a little rudimentary, but you're on the right track. Thank you. How many fingers am I holding up? How many fingers am I holding up? Now, Bruce, thou shalt not tempt the Lord. If you can't do it, man, that's cool. If you can't do it, man, that's cool. Three. Two. Four. Nine, six, eight, one. OK. How many now? Seven. Seven. Aha! (WAILS) You have explored the issue of God. You've played God twice. Do you believe in God? Oh yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. You want to know why? Oh yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. You want to know why? Yeah. I am God. I am God. (LAUGHS) You are, in fact, God? > You are, in fact, God? > I am, in fact, God. People want me to do everything for them, and what they don't realise is they have the power. You want to see a miracle, son? Be the miracle. Morgan Freeman's film Lucy will be released here later this month. And the reason he was wearing one glove is that he's nursing a painful injury following an accident. Up next ` bringing Calyn home. We got so much feedback on our story about the little boy who saved his brother from being hit by a four-wheel drive. Well, there is good news. He's making great progress, and there's a big surprise in store for the whole family. Big step. Good work. 'Moving his left leg. Like, wow. 'A couple of weeks ago, his left leg was not doing anything. 'Now he's got a bit of movement in it. It's amazing.' Well done. Yay! Can I help you? Can I help you? You know what this guy's problem is? What? What? He's so busy planning and building things for his customers that he's overlooking his most important project. that he's overlooking his most important project. Which is? His life ` planning and building his own business. Maybe he needs to talk to someone. He just needs to take the first step. ANZ has more local business bankers with the expertise to help you make your business a success. Welcome back. You'll remember our story about Calyn Hoad, the 7-year-old who pushed his little brother out of the way of a four-wheel drive only to be hit himself. Calyn suffered massive brain damage. But his courage captured hearts. Many of you wanted to help the Queensland family to bring Calyn home. For months the Hoad family stayed with Calyn's grandparents while their house was being renovated. What they didn't know was just how much renovation was going on. Here's Mike Willesee with a wonderful story of generosity. Mum. Mum. MAN: You can do it. One more foot. (WAILS) You're big and you're strong and you're brave. You can do it, bud. You can do it. Come on. Come on, Calyn. You can do it. Come on, buddy. Stand up tall. > Stand up tall. Come on. > 'He's just so determined, so motivated.' Next foot up. Much of what has to be done to rebuild Calyn Hoad... Good boy. Holding on. ...is coming from within this brave young boy. Oh my gosh. My Calyn. You're amazing. He's an inspiration to the brother he saved from being run over and to Australians everywhere. Come on through. Thanks for helping out. Good people... I watched the story on TV. Broke my heart. ...with big hearts. The least we could do was down tools, come to the site and help these guys push it along. WOMAN CHEERS Our story about brotherly love brought out the love in so many. CHEERING Let's open the door. APPLAUSE But I'm getting ahead of myself. Let's go back to when we first met the Hoad family. Calyn is the oldest of three. His dad, Ben, is a plasterer. Mum Shana runs the home. They're childhood sweethearts. Calyn is their first-born. Ashanti came second, and then came Kya. He was a bit` He was a bit` The whirlwind. He was a bit` The whirlwind. ...louder. (LAUGHS) On August 31 last year, Calyn and Kya went with their mum to their Ashanti's dance class. Afterwards, Ashanti needed to go to the toilet. So, we've gone to the toilets, and she has finished, and she's having trouble with her dress and asked me to give her a hand. And, in that moment, that's when Kya took off. 4-year-old Kya runs from his mum towards the road. His 7-year-old brother, Calyn, rushes to stop him. The four-wheel drive comes from this direction. By the time we get out, everything has sort of unfolded and already over in a blink of an eye. Kya, stop! Kya, stop! TYRES SCREECH In that moment, Calyn does something extraordinary. He pushes his little brother out of the way and pays the price. Calyn was raced to hospital and put in an induced coma. It was touch and go. I've never actually seen a fracture that extensive before in my career. His brain was swelling so quickly, surgeons had to remove a third of his skull to ease the pressure. SHANA: 'I just counted every hour. Every hour was a blessing. 'Every hour was, "My little boy is still here, he is still alive."' The hours turned into days. 15 days in intensive care. SHANA SINGS: ...just the way you are. Use your voice. (GURGLES) Six weeks after the accident, Calyn began to wake from his coma. Despite his brain injury, there were signs of hope. Good boy. Say, 'Hi, Daddy.' (GURGLES) (GURGLES) Good work. I still can't get over it ` how much determination he has got. He saved his brother and didn't think twice about it. That's just what our Calyn does. # I won't give up... Come on, Kya. Let's take Calyn home. Calyn spent 20 weeks in hospital. Good boy. When we last saw him, he and the rest of the family had to move in with Grandma and Grandpa... Who's home?! Yay! ...because Calyn's home was too cramped and not wheelchair-friendly. Until they could save up enough for modest renovations, it was going to be a bit of a squeeze. I can't believe it. It's just crowded. Very crowded. There's no space for anyone to get any space by themselves. # I won't give up # on us. # I think it hit home how brave that little boy was, pushing his little brother out of the way. Um, and I remember thinking back then... and I love my own brother to death, but would I have had the, um` the same tenacity or the nous to do the same thing? Mike Marjanovic is a builder who lives around the corner from the Hoad family. His oldest daughter goes to their school. After Calyn's accident, Mike offered to pitch in with the renovations. He suspected money was tight and the family probably needed all the help they could get. You hear of things that happen to people and you just` you think, 'Oh, if only I could` if there was something I could do.' And this was a situation where, you know, he had the skills and the ability to offer some help. And I just knew that's what he would want to do. Is he a softie? Yeah. (CHUCKLES) Yeah. (CHUCKLES) WHISPERS: No. Yeah. (CHUCKLES) WHISPERS: No. WHISPERS: Yes, he is. TECHNO DANCE MUSIC This is an average frenetic morning in the crowded house Calyn and his family share with his grandparents. This may be a close family, but even they admit this is ridiculous. Hop in bed, please. Caring for Kya and Ashanti is exhausting enough; caring for Calyn is a full-time job. Feeding Calyn, dressing Calyn, putting him in the wheelchair, wheeling him into the car. It's just different. I call it my new normal so it doesn't seem as bad. (CHUCKLES) (YELLS, GIGGLES) Back at their old house... Bye-bye, walls. We're going to have a Calyn-friendly house next time we come in. ...the Hoads are getting ready for the few humble changes within their budget that will make life easier for Calyn. But here's the thing ` what the family thinks is being built and what is being built are two very different things. # So, say, 'Geronimo'! # It will be a super house for our superhero. Calyn is a huge supporter of the Brisbane Broncos league team, but it's the support of generous Australians that's getting this built. It's all safe. PEOPLE CHATTER, CHEER As the work begins, there's no shortage of helpers. Come through, come through. The guys will give you some tools, bits and pieces, whatever you need. And Superman. Your house is being destroyed! Your house is being destroyed! Yeah, I don't even want to look at it. What do you think? What do you think? There's no turning back now, is there? It's a bit late now. It's a bit late now. (CHUCKLES) After the break, the new home ` more than they ever imagined. OK, let's have a look at Calyn's room. Here's Calyn's room. PEOPLE APPLAUD Here it is. Here it is. There's lots of room. Welcome back. Work is in full swing for a new house for Calyn, who's now 8. FAST-PACED MUSIC Many hands are making light work of getting Calyn's house ready for the renovations. If we need some wide-open spaces, there's no dramas. And among the many volunteers... We can check that. We can check that. Yeah, no dramas. ...is structural engineer Steve 'No Dramas' Baylea. Mate, no dramas. That's no dramas. Steve is the kind of can-do guy you need on a job like this. Quite doable. There's no dramas. Quite doable. There's no dramas. Yep, not a problem. Other than that, should be straightforward. Other than that, should be straightforward. No dramas, mate. The job ahead is enormous. But, if all goes well, this is what Calyn's home will look like in just eight weeks' time. At every step of the stage, Calyn's thoughts have been put in. What do I think? I... It brings a big smile to my face that it is a big surprise. Get in, Calyn. Calyn's brain injury is severe. The whole left side of his body shut down after the accident. We just need the yellow ring over there. He couldn't speak, eat or stand. There we go, Calyn. In hydrotherapy in February this year,... This the only time Mummy gets to cuddle you, isn't it? Eh? ...this was the most Calyn could do. Thank you for giving Mummy cuddles. Come on. This is Calyn three weeks ago. You can do it! Come on, buddy. Stand up tall! Stand up tall, come on. > At least once a day, often twice, he goes to therapy and tries his heart out to get better. Whoo-hoo! You did it. You did amazing. In the water... Big step. Good work. ...and on the land, step by step, Calyn is on the improve. (MOANS) SHANA: 'Moving his left leg. Like, wow. 'A couple of weeks ago, his left leg was just not doing anything, 'and we'd have to do everything for his left leg. Now he's got a bit of movement in it. It's amazing.' High fives. Well done. Yay! Just as unstoppable as Calyn are our growing army of tradies, like these blokes who have flown from Sydney to volunteer for a few days. I am a father of four boys and I, um, can't comprehend what this family's going through. I'm happy to put my skills to use and help you guys out any way I can. Cheers. We just felt compelled to help the family out and do the best we can for 'em and try and give Calyn a better life. Calyn's dream house is rapidly becoming a reality. Cheers, boys. Thanks for your help. ED SHEERAN'S 'SING' Designers Dee and Karenza drop in to check on the work so far. We should look at Calyn's room. Straight into... Oh my God, how big is that?! Big enough for Calyn's wheelchair. The guys on site have all got a big smile on their face. They're happy to be here. Not paid to be here. There's a difference. It's more about mateship than a pay cheque. There is a mateship. Walking around, you can see it, hear it. There is a mateship. Walking around, you can see it, hear it. Everybody will help somebody else, and everybody will give a hand moving or changing something. Hi, fellas. Hi, fellas. Say hi to Mike. Hi, fellas. Say hi to Mike. How you going, Mike? < Too busy to talk. Just hello. They're hard workers. They're hard workers. We're trying to get it finished in time. Just got to push, and push hard. Sleepless nights. It's all good. Frankie! Frank! Whoo-ooh! TECHNO DANCE MUSIC Finally and remarkably, we are done. Just a spit and polish, and this rebirthed house will be given back to Ben and Shana. And this house takes my breath away ` not just for its great looks but for its meaning. This house is special, and you don't have to see it to feel it. You'll remember the original plans were all the Hoads could afford ` a new bedroom and bathroom for Calyn and ramps and widened doors for wheelchair access. Instead, it's a brand-new home, and they don't have a clue. The family will be very surprised. I have no doubt about that, no doubt. I've arranged to meet everyone at a local park. We have arranged something else too. The Australian Army has joined up to be part of Calyn's big day. Their new Tiger attack helicopter arrives with a special delivery. That's the key for your new house. That's the key for your new house. ALL: Yay! And the surprises have only begun. # I'm going home # to the place where I belong. # Just around the corner, a hero's welcome home for Calyn and his family. CHEERING, APPLAUSE As the crowd watches outside on a big screen, the moment is here. In we go. Here is your new house. COLDPLAY'S 'A SKY FULL OF STARS' Come in. Wow! How amazing is this house? So gorgeous. Whose room is this? (GASPS) Whose room is this? (GASPS) Daddy. That's right, Ashanti. This is Mum and Dad's room. Come in, guys. It's beautiful! This was Shana and Ben's bedroom before. Now look at it. I love my sea of pillows. Our room is heaven. How many bathrooms did you have in your old house? How many bathrooms did you have in your old house? 100. 100! You had one. Well, guess what? Now you have two. This is your second bathroom with a separate bath. OK, let's have a look at Calyn's room. There it is. There it is. There's lots of room, lots of space. # Ooh. The sweetest thing. # Calyn's room is wheelchair and Bronco-fan friendly. That's gorgeous, isn't it, mate? Wow. Wow. Who wants to come and see Calyn's bathroom? Easy to clean, plenty of space and direct access through to your room. This guy's Mike Marjanovic, and I have been trying for weeks to get him to admit that he has done a stupendous job here. We have. ...as the builder. And he says, 'We have'. Can you say, 'I have'? ...as the builder. And he says, 'We have'. Can you say, 'I have'? We have. We have. He has done an incredible job. Eight weeks, seven days a week. Was it worth it? Awesome. Awesome. Their faces tell it all. It's all good. It's all good. < You built a great house. Built a great home. And no home is complete without a great kitchen. Wow. The kitchen joins the dining room and the living room. There are tears, but they are tears of happiness. The next surprise... There is more? There is more? There's more. This is a spare room for you. So if Grandma or Grandpa need to come and stay, or you have a guest or, Ben, you are in trouble, there is a spare room. there is a spare room. We didn't expect that one at all. So you now have a five-bedroom house. (CHUCKLES) Calyn. Now we can have Nanny and Poppy over. Hundreds of volunteers pitched in to make this happen. They opened their hearts, and now it's open house. What do you reckon, man? Huh? What do you reckon, man? Huh? Unreal, bud. Unreal. Thank you very much. No dramas, buddy. A lot of people, man. A lot of people helped. I'm really overwhelmed. It's fantastic. Thank you, Mike. You are such a big-secret hider. (LAUGHS) I didn't hide any secret. I told you I was building your house. I didn't hide any secret. I told you I was building your house. (LAUGHS) Thank you so much. It is so easy to forget how all this started. A near-tragedy, a beautiful little boy who is a hero. Now we've got a beautiful family, a party, a house that Ben and Shana couldn't even have imagined this morning. It all comes down to a gutsy little guy called Calyn. # So, say, 'Geronimo!' Say, 'Geronimo!' # Calyn has just flown home from a German children's hospital where he's made remarkable progress. He's learning to speak again, and specialists believe he'll soon be able to walk on his own. Now, you might remember this. Te Papa's quest to name and reunite families with long-forgotten photographs discovered in the old Berry building. Following our story, many of you got in contact with Te Papa, and tonight the documentary The Berry Boys screens on TV ONE. EMOTIVE MUSIC I'm Jim Juno from the Wairarapa and now in Wellington, talking for my grandfather, who was Private James Arthur Juno. And he was in the First World War, Wellington's 17th infantry, serving in, um, the Somme, Messines, and Passchendale was the final battle that he was involved with. So he had a pretty hard life, and certainly saw a lot of things that I'm sure not many people would want to see. The Berry Boys screens at 10.30 tonight. That's our show for this week. Do join us on Twitter and Facebook ` Sunday TVNZ.