00:00When this fish was no longer able to swim on his own, his mom went above and beyond to make
00:04him a wheelchair.
00:07Most people don't think of fish as animals that you can bond with, but Angela and Mr. Sue's relationship begs
00:14to differ.
00:15Six, seven.
00:19I love him.
00:22I need him to want it. There you go, Sue. Good job. Good job, buddy. Good job, you did it.
00:30Hi, bud.
00:30Angela first noticed something was wrong when Mr. Sue could no longer swim normally because of a swim bladder disorder.
00:38Angela started experimenting and making prototype after prototype,
00:42trying to create something that would keep Mr. Sue comfortable without hurting his delicate scales.
00:48Although Mr. Sue eventually recovered from the disorder itself, spending so long unable to swim left him too weak to
00:54get around on his own.
00:56This is day two with Sue's wheelchair.
00:58As you can see, he's like trying. Before he would just kind of sit there and do nothing.
01:03But today he shows a lot more spunk and seems like he just wants to play and be normal.
01:09But his mom refused to give up and every day she made adjustments.
01:13She changed the fit, made it softer, made it lighter.
01:16Anything that she could do to give Sue a more comfortable life and give him more freedom.
01:22Today it's his favorite way to move around and it gives him the freedom to experience his world again.
01:29Mr. Sue and Angela's story is proof of something that we celebrate at the dodo every day.
01:34And it's that love and friendship.
01:36No, no species.
01:38No, no species.
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