“Recently, Tommy has stopped me when I've been telling people about his past.

From my perspective, Tommy's life has been marked by adversity. He contracted bacterial meningitis, endured significant suffering, and now faces lifelong challenges, including profound deafness, epilepsy, hemiplegia, and global delay. He is non-verbal.

Accepting this reality was my personal struggle as his mother; my story.

However, Tommy doesn't want us to focus on the past. Instead, he encourages us to concentrate on the gifts and joy of the present moment.

Tommy's story as a young person is a different one—one filled with hope. He carries a message of inspiration, of what is possible for his peers and for parents.”

- Nicola Irvine, Tom’s Mother.