【英语翻译MattieStepanekiswheelingaroundhislivingroomlikeany11-year-oldboyonanelectricscooter.ButMattie's"scooter"ishislifestation-anelectricwheelchair.Hesuffersfromarareformofmusculardystrophy,aventilatorsupplyin】
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MattieStepanekiswheelingaroundhislivingroomlikeany11-year-oldboyonanelectricscooter.ButMattie's"scooter"ishislifestation-anelectricwheelchair.Hesuffersfromarareformofmusculardystrophy,aventilatorsupplyinghisoxygen.Mattie,wisebeyondhisyears1,hasbecomethenewestrageinthepublishingworldwithhistinyvolumeofinspiringpoems,Heartsongs,anditssequel,JourneyThroughHeartsongs.
"I'mabitsurprised,"Mattiesays."Ineverthoughtmymessagewouldgetoutsoquickly."
Heisapoetwhocallshimselfapeacemaker.
Mattie'slifehasbeenfilledwithsurprises-goodandbad.Hehasalmostdiedmorethanonce,wasnamedtheNationalGoodwillAmbassadorfortheMuscularDystrophyAssociation.2Aprecociouschildwhohasalreadystudiedatalocalcommunitycollege,hisgoalistomajorinpeacestudiesandwriting.3
"Helivesontheedge.Itcouldbeonedayoroneyear,"hismothersays.ThreeofMattie'ssiblingsalreadyhavediedofthedisease."We'vebeengiventhegiftoftime.He'sspendingthesedaysliving,notdying."Meanwhile,Mattiecontinueswhathecallshis"peacework,"withapossiblespeakingtourintheworks."Weneedtowinthewaronterrorismwithwords,notbombs,"hesays."Weneedtositdownandlistentoourheartsongs.Weneedtostopfightingoverthingsthatdon'tmatter,thingslikelandandmoney,"Mattiesays.
Hehasalreadybecomeaproatthecelebritygame,takinginterviewsintohisownhands.