"My parents did a tremendous job in raising me and my sister. It seemed as if they always had just the right things to say to us. One nugget of wisdom that empowered me through most of my teens was this: "Sean, there are many things you won't be able to do in your life because of your physical condition, so get busy finding the things you can do.""
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Sean Stephenson
Sean Clinch Stephenson (May 5, 1979 β August 28, 2019) was an American therapist, self-help author and motivational speaker. Because he was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, Stephenson stood three feet tall, had fragile bones, and used a wheelchair.
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