‘I learned to cope with certain things that happened to me when I was younger, and it helped me to survive this incident that I went through.’

‘You have to keep moving forward. And when you think you are about to die — trust me, it’s just a tiny bit further.’

Less than two minutes had passed when the kidnapper, a woman, saw her opportunity.

‘It was getting to be too much. It was 30 years of a disease that was taking its toll on everyone around me and it had got to the point where, every time I did it, it was becoming more and more debilitating.’

‘Anyone who has that kind of ability and that big of a heart to share their music, they’re an artist.’

Despite the less than ideal environment, Montannah remained positive.

She went to Facebook to publicly tell Mike Rowe how ridiculous the pledge was.

‘You know, it was just a moment between he and I, and it wasn’t until we looked up and we saw a bunch of people clapping afterwards, really enjoying it, that we knew anybody else was even there.’

‘It was meant for me to find it or see it and, ya know, make her dream come true.’

“It’s great socialization for the dogs. There are different sounds, people, kids.”