Two brothers turned down the offer of a dream holiday in either Disneyland or Hawaii to visit a North-East resort.
Taylor Johnson, aged five, and seven-year-old brother Trey both have Duchenne muscular dystrophy and were given the choice of a holiday destination by the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
They decided on a 3,000 mile trip from their home in British Columbia, Canada, to meet 84-year-old great-grandfather Thomas Taylor Watt, who lives in the east Cleveland seaside resort of Redcar
Mr Watt's daughter, Denise Volpert, 56, emigrated to Canada in 1986 with her husband.
She said:"Taylor always wanted to come to see his great-grandfather, who he is named after."
The boys' verdict on Redcar? Their mother Kristia Johnson, 31, said they loved it so much, they do not want to go home.
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