For the first time in his life, he’s no longer hobbled by a congenital condition that made walking a painful and difficult task. That meant a grand entrance for 10-year-old Nick Nelson, who wasn’t going to begin an interview sitting on a couch.
Instead Nick let his parents, Greta and Gary Nelson, and his sister, Naomi, say hello to TODAY’s Matt Lauer first Monday in New York and waited for his cue. When it came, he walked into the studio on his new, high-tech, carbon-fiber “J” legs, stepped onto a riser, and took his place next to his parents on a couch.
Christmas was just four days away, but Nick said he doesn’t need to find anything under the tree: “I don’t really care if I get presents this year.” He held his new legs up for the camera. “I already got ’em.”
