Matt’s Inspiring Perseverance
In 2012, Matt Woodrum went viral after a video captured part of his amazing story. Matt has spastic cerebral palsy which makes it difficult for him to move around like other kids. In spite of this, Matt has always maintained a determination to participate, even running races while in school. During one race in which Matt was particularly struggling, the rest of his classmates joined in and ran with him to finish his final lap. This moment was captured on video and it immediately went viral with the message of kindness and compassion for one another. Matt said of the moment, “I knew I would finish it, but there were a couple of parts of the race where I really felt like giving up.”
