There's no such thing as a handicap - it's all in your head

Love is bigger then a tsunami, stronger then any fear.

It's hard for me to describe the joy I felt after I stood up and rode wave in for the first time after the attack. I was incredibly thankful and happy inside. The tiny bit of doubt that would sometimes tell me you'll never surf again was gone in one wave.

Your looks do not define who you are.

You fall off the horse and you get back on.

The paramedic whispered in my ear 'God will never leave you or forsake you.'

I don't want easy, just possible.

My only real fear was that I would not be able to surf again because I was concerned that I would not physically be able to do it. I knew that if I wasn't able to surf then my life would really change.

It's been amazing to touch people's lives.