. >> we're gonna skype laura in london to say hi to jono's girlfriend. >> reporter: in reno, the newmansype. >> look how gorgeous she is. seriously. >> hi, laura. >> hi. >> i just have to tell you, you loving jono the way you do, makes me and magda so happy about nathaniel's future. >> thank you. >> have you ever felt like people stared at you a lot when you were a kid? >> yeah, um, i did have people staring at me. and when i was younger, i always thought they were staring at me in a bad way. um. but as i've got older, i've learned that loads of people stare at me because, you know, they like my hair, or they like my clothes. you know? they're not staring at me in a bad way. sometimes they stare at you in a good way. >> oh, korean barbeque is ready. >> how many surgeries have you had when you were a kid? >> i think i must have had maybe like 15. >> that must've been rough. >> reporter: when the topic of surgery comes up around the dinner table, there is one major difference that is clear, jono nathaniel's throat that he's lived with since he was a month old. now doctors may finally have