Every year, once a year, in Maryland, I go for a week and overnight camp with about 50 to 60 kids with muscular dystrophy, all ages, seven to 21. And it is really fun. I have some great friends there and wonderful counselors. — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
The doctor said, 'He can't last a week.' And I did. And they said, 'There's no way this kid's going to last a month.' And I did. And so they said, 'Two years. He's not going to make it.' Two… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born.… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
I choose to live until death, not spend the time dying until death occurs. — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
I feel that God has given me a very special opportunity that I should not let go to waste. I use the gift he… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
Expressing my feelings and then the opportunity to share it with others is just such a gift. — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved. — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
God gives me hope that there is something greater than us, something better and bigger than the here and now, that can help us… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
I have a song deep in my heart, And only I can hear it. If I close my eyes and sit very still ...It… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
Sometimes my body wakes me up and says 'Hey, you haven't had pain in a while. How about pain?' And sometimes I can't breathe,… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
I write to express my thoughts, my feelings. I want people to think. — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
It's the song in your heart that wants you to help make yourself a better person, and to help other people do the same.… — Mattie Stepanek Copy Share Image
