'I Can't Believe I Just Drove!'
The Amazing Moment a Man Born Without Arms or Legs Achieves the Latest Feat in His Remarkable Journey… and Drives a Car
- Australian-born Nick Vujicic was born without arms and legs
- The best-selling author shared the moment he learnt how to drive
- Footage was aired on American TV network TLC on Wednesday
- Mr Vujicic has openly spoken about how he overcame depression
- The 32-year-old is now a proud father and is happily married
Daily Mail, 18 June 2015, Australia
Australian-born Nick Vujicic, who was born without arms and legs, has shared the incredible moment he sits behind the wheel for the very first time.
The 32-year-old best-selling author has Tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of limbs.
He recently featured in a one-hour documentary, Born Without Limbs, on American TV network TLC where he spoke about his marriage to wife Kanae and his love of being a father to two-year-old son Kiyoshi.
But Mr Vujicic has proved that even his crippling disability won't prevent from normal day-to-day duties as he learns how to drive a car.
Australian-born Nick Vujicic (right), who was born without arms and legs, has shared the incredible moment he sits behind the wheel for the very first time
The recent documentary, which aired on Wednesday, showed how a California company outfitted a car with a special system that allowed Mr Vujicic to work the steering wheel with his feet
The best-selling author also had a panel of buttons which he could operate by using a stick in his mouth
Footage captured Mr Vujicic's reaction of driving on the road for the first time. 'I can't believe I just drove! That was surreal,' he said
He recently featured on American TV network TLC where he spoke about his marriage to wife Kanae (right) and his love of being a father to two-year-old son Kiyoshi (middle)
The 32-year-old best-selling author has Tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterised by the absence of limbs
The preacher and author of 'Life Without Limbs' is now a happily married man and a dad
The recent documentary, which aired on Wednesday, showed how a California company outfitted a car with a special system that allowed Mr Vujicic to work the steering wheel with his feet.
He also had a panel of buttons which he could operate by using a stick in his mouth.
Footage captured Mr Vujicic's reaction of driving on the road for the first time.
'I can't believe I just drove! That was surreal,' he said.
Later in the show, Mr Vujicic and his wife reveal to friends and family they are expecting a second child.
Mr Vujicic has proved that even his crippling disability won't prevent from having a normal life
The author has openly spoken about how he overcame depression and thoughts of suicide to become a happily married man and a dad
Mr Vujicic, who grew up in Melbourne but later moved to California, is a motivational speaker who gives hope to those born with disabilities
Kanae shows off the ring that Nick placed on her finger with his mouth
Vujicic watches as wife Kanea helps baby son Kiyoshi walk along the beach in Maui, Hawaii last year
Bethany Hamilton teaches Nick how to surf in Hawaii in 2008. Bethany got her arm bitten off by a shark when she was a teenager
Over the years he has travelled to 58 different countries and spoken in front of more than six million people
Mr Vujicic, who grew up in Melbourne but later moved to California, is a motivational speaker who gives hope to those born with disabilities.
He has travelled to 58 different countries and spoken openly in front of more than six million people about how he overcame depression and thoughts of suicide.
The preacher and author of 'Life Without Limbs' is now a happily married man and a dad.
Nick Vujicic; Life Without Limbs