About this programme

New series. The documentary strand returns with the stories of three young people overcoming huge medical challenges. It begins with Terri Calvesbert, who at the age of 22 months suffered devastating burns in a house fire - injuries so severe that her rescuers at first mistook her for a charred doll. As she turns 15 and begins to take her future into her own hands, this documentary charts her recovery, including an operation to create a thumb, and follows Terri on a trip to LA to meet other young people with similar experiences. As well as revealing the special bond the teenager shares with her father, the programme includes the first TV interview with her mother Julie, who accidentally started the fire. Here she reveals why she stopped seeing her daughter when she was a toddler and how they are now back in touch.