I think if you find something
you love doing enough you
will always find a way to do
it again, even if it is different
to the way you did it before.
medical staff put into his recovery just finding a way to do it, as being his surfing, Chris did say that he was
that made a difference. an above knee amputee and missing more wary.
my knee joint makes it hard to stand
community and complete strangers
“Support from my family, friends,
up on a surfboard and keep my calculate the risks a bit more, and try to
has been overwhelming and really balance,” he said. shorten my surf time and only go out
important in my recovery. with numbers in the water,” he said.
“Chloe took a year off work to
“Designing a leg that mimicked
“Now back surfing I think I
me standing in a crouched position
be there every day for my rehab and was one of the key factors in getting sightings around the area and if
many appointments, and along with me back in the water. the weather is bad and the visibility
this, I had great support from the is down it tends to bring back
Port Lincoln community – I have also love doing enough you will always memories of the day I got attacked.”
found speaking to other amputees as find a way to do it again, even if it is
the best way of talking about all the different to the way you did it before.” back into the sport that he loves, and
unknowns.” had some advice for others looking
One of the advantages of the
“I think if you find something you
Chloe said that she was proud of
“I also look for recent shark
But, worries aside, Chris is getting
Chris for getting back to surfing. to pursue their passions.
new prosthetic is that it allowed Chris
to take to the water, surfing again and that it was just a matter of time – that may not think they can achieve
for the first time since the accident the ocean was always a big part of their goals: there is always a way, it is
earlier this year. our lives and for a few years since the all about finding or connecting with
attack it felt like this was missing.” the right people who can help you
“It was always something I
wanted to do since the attack – It was
linkonline.com.au
“I always knew it would happen
Though loving getting back into
“For all those people out there
get there.”
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