Film reels in the 17 years of my life

SEVENTEEN years ago, a strange thing happened — I was born. Why is this strange? I was born with no limbs. I was only one of seven known people in the world living with the medical condition known as a total [or tetra] Amelia. It was the story to beat all stories.

I have been very lucky. All of this is down to you, the people of Ireland.

You believed in my ability, and you looked beyond my disability, enabling me and my family to do our best in a way that might not have been possible, otherwise. For that, I want to say thank you, because, over the past two years, my brother has made a documentary about me and how I have lived, and I’m glad to say that we will get to share this story with the world from Oct 6, at the Cork Opera House, when it has its world premiere.