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November 03, 2003

Bethany Hamilton

Wishing a speedy recovery for Bethany Hamilton, her arm was bitten off by a shark in Kaui. Her website is here. She's got some great surf pics of herself up there, take a minute to wish her well!

Good luck Bethany!

Posted by hawaiisurf at November 3, 2003 09:00 PM

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my name is jamie and im 15 i love surfing and im a fan of it and i know if that had happened to me i dont know what i would do with myself, last year i shattered my right leg in a skateboarding accident i broke my tibea fibula knee cap and femer i had a cast from my toe to my hip and i had 2 surgerys to repair the damage and i was basically crippled for 2 months i couldnt get out of bed i had to go thru 7 months of being in a cast and 5 months of recovery and i am still going thru physical therapy and i was ready to jump off a cliff because i was so mad about what had happened and bethany is a deffinate inspiration to me and many other people including my frieds and many people i remeber the night i found about about the accident i was getting ready to go to a concert that my band was putting on for halloween and just being in awe and i remember the bassest of my band LEONARD saying this song this is for bethany and she is an inspiration not only to me but people around the world for 1 month after the accident to be speaking about how she is eager about getting back on a surfboard and how she is just living thru this as it was nothing i just think she is a very good inspiration 4 people all over the world and i know that she has a new fan and that is me.... thank you betthany im here for you

Posted by: Jamie at November 28, 2003 07:56 AM

Dear Bethany,im a 12 year old girl from NSW and i was really sad to hear about the unfortunate thing that happened to you.u are truly an inspiration to everyone..i hope u still get back onto ur surfboard and tackle those waves!! put what happened in the past beth,dont let it wreck what youve just become..
love always ur friend sharm

Posted by: sharm at March 7, 2004 11:24 AM