Recently, Thomas was asked about his favorite possession and what brings him joy. He shared that it was his R2-D2 Lego set and expressed how much effort went into completing it, as well as the pride he felt in finishing it. Unfortunately, the Lego set was accidentally broken by another youth in the group home. This other youth was having a difficult time and became very emotional, which led to an incident where he accidentally knocked the R2-D2 Lego set off the shelf. Despite the circumstances, Thomas feels empathy for what the other young man was going through. The incident was unintentional, but Thomas was absolutely devastated when his Lego set broke. The situation was made even more difficult because he never managed to recover all the pieces, nor did he have the instructions to reassemble it. Thomas spent weeks trying to find the missing pieces and put it back together, to no avail. His caregivers noted how challenging this experience was for him, so they even held a small funeral for the broken Lego set to help him cope. It would be incredibly therapeutic and healing for Thomas to build another one, as this event has really stuck with him.