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Anyone can sympathize with the plight of [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/04/national/04SURF.html?ex=1383368400&en=7a9048a7d472df13&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND]Bethany Hamilton[/url], the Kauai girl who lost her arm last week to a shark while surfing the north shore of her home island. As a surfer myself, the thought of a debilitating injury that could inhibit my ability to surf is one of the most unappealing things I can think of. What this 13 year old girl is going through, who had sponsorships lined up and looked ready to launch a very successful pro surfing career, can only be imagined. I just hope she recovers and is able to get back to surfing at whatever level possible.
UPDATE: Those looking to help help support Bethany can do so via a website her family has set up for her:
[url]http://www.bethanyhamilton.com/[/url]