…heartfelt speech at the ESPYs, where he accepted the Jimmy V Perseverance Award on behalf of his daughter.
“You didn’t have the typical engagement where you sit down and you plan everything because I didn’t want to do anything until I knew my daughter was going to be able to walk down that aisle as a flower girl,” Still said to his then fiance with his voice shaking. “And I thank you for being so unselfish and I promise you I’m going to try to give you the wedding of your dreams.”
And that’s exactly what he did with the help from theKnot.com who saw Still’s speech and awarded him their annual Dream Wedding prize where fans voted on every aspect of the wedding for them. Leah even cried during her speach she gave after performing her duties as flow girl.
All in all Devon says, it was the journey, not just the destination, that made him stronger: a stronger father, a stronger husband and a stronger man.
“No matter what the doctors say, no matter what happens throughout the battle, always remain positive and be the strength for your child.