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Surfing healer
Bethany Hamilton, the 15-year-old surfing champion who lost an arm in a shark attack nearly two years ago, encouraged children in Thailand, many of them orphans because of the tsunami that hit last year, to enjoy the ocean again. With surf board in tow, she slowly walked one trembling 8-year-old boy into the waves off the village of Phuket after telling him of her own catastrophe. The boy had lost his parents and two brothers in the tsunami, which engulfed Thailand’s shores last year and killed thousands. After a few moments, she helped the youngster onto the board and his fear dissolved into a broad smile. “I think God wants me to do this for him, to care for people,” Bethany said.
