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The Narrative Of The Life Of Bethany Hamilton

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“I just got attacked”! Bethany Hamilton got attacked by a shark on October31, 2003. At 13 years of age, Bethany Hamilton was attacked by 15 foot tiger shark. She was in the hospital for a few weeks; people were sending flowers, cards, and teddy bears to her. Yet every day she was in the hospital all she had on her mind was to get well and be surfing by Thanksgiving Day. Bethany Hamilton showed great resilience in overcoming the shark attack to achieve her surfing dream. Bethany Hamilton has a positive attitude even though what happened to her arm. When she was in the hospital she was not worried because she knew she was the same inside. “In deed, by her second day in the hospital, Bethany had only one question: “When can I get back in the

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