True Story ..... Mattie whose full name was Matthew Joseph Thaddeus Stepanek, was born in Washington D.C July 17 1990 he had serious disability, dysautonomic mitochondrial myopthy. His disability interrupted automatic functioning like breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature. As a result he needed a breathing tube and ventilator ,a tube was inserted into the top of his heart to administer medicines and IV fluids. Mattie was confined to a wheelchair . He died just weeks before his fourteenth birthday. But that didnt stop him from becoming a bestselling author and poet, an award winning speaker and recognized advocate for disability and peacemaking. Before he become confined to his wheelchair, he had earned a first degree black belt in the martial art hapkido. Despite the challenges of his situation, he was a practical joker who lived by the philosophy Remember to play after every storm . Matties enthusiasm for life was infectious and people around the world we touched not just by the poetry he wrote and the words he spoke, but by the example of how he lived his life . And I wish you my friends, you will Remember to play after every storm .!!
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 21:38:12 +0000
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