Soul Surfer (based on a true story)

Acknowledgements

These are not my words, they are Bethany Hamilton's words.

You can skip this if you want. Its a list of people that helped Bethany Hamilton and this is her thanking them.

I must warn you its a lot of people.

My family and I would like to acknowledge and thank all the people that have helped and supported me through this difficult and challenging period in my life. I am grateful for every single person God has put in my life and I thank him for each and every one of you. Another book could be written just to thank all the people who have sent their love and support. I have been blessed and I know this is to help me grow & be strong so i can be a blessing to others. I want to acknowledge and thank god for his unconditional love that he has everyone and for the wonderful friends and family he has given me.

Holt, Cydney, Byron, Alana, and Dorian Blanchard; Roy, Tiffany, Chantilly, and Dutch Hofster, Andy, Jill, Alex, Travis, and Koa Smith, Sheryl beck and her beautiful daughter Carried; Louise Burke, late stehlik, Hilary Schupf, Lauren McKenna and the team at Pocket Books; Jacob Hour and the team at MTV books; Eric kusky, Ken Raasch and the team at creative brands group; world vision foundation;  All Burton, Rob Heddon, and the Hollywood scene; Emily Just and the ABC family; the inside edition team; Past Steve and trust Thompson; troy and Mali a gall; Sarah hill, Wayne cordeiro and new hope Christian fellowship, Oahu; north white community church members; rick bundschub and Kauai Christian fellowship; delta breeze church;.

Everyone involved in the friends of Bethany Hamilton fundraiser; Charlie, Felicia Cowden, and Hanalei Surf Co. Staff; Kauai lifeguards; bill, Ronda, laird, and lyron Hamilton; Phil, Daniel, Andy, and Bruce irons; Nelson Togioka; Ralph Young; Chris and Evelyn Cook, Steve Nelson; Kim and Dave Dornbuch; Dob and Barbra Toftee, Edwin Nakakura; Rick, Amy, Marvin, and family;

Hang in there...

Patrice Pendaruis; Karen Mendoza; Becky an Baumgartner family; Schneider family; Coach Dick Oliver; Lani Yukimura and all the staff at Wilcox Hospital that helped me; Dr. Dave Rovinsky, Dr. Ken Pierce; Dr. Richard Davis; Dr. Patrick Turley; Dr. Kai Swaggart; Dennis Fuji moto (sounds like yugi moto lol) Mike Coots; joey barca: Tim, dream, Nate, Noelle Carroll, Steve and Nancy Cranston; bobby and moko parker, Ben aipa, butch and Cammie Irving; Mike latronic, Betty depolito; Rabbit Kekai; Russell Lewis; mike Neal and family; Chris Moore, grandpa jack, grandma dot, Debbie and Wayne choate, Karin lynch and family; Devon geis and family, Craig and tonci hoshide; monk and Cathy Monroe, mike an terry Perkins; all the Hamilton family; all the gazsi family; john and patty crown and family; Shannon Kay, rick and jane rosaler; Kathy an Denny, dork peca; joey Byran; Kathy koerner; Joe Thompson; Jeff denholm; Ellen Henderson; LeeAnn Sanders; Shoshana; bridgeman family,

Your almost done...

mock family, Danny Lehman; bender family; Bob sato, alikai and Titus kinimaka; grandma Mary Hamilton; malemed family; troy Farnsworth and randy alley -- hanger inc; challenged athletes foundation; Australian grand prize; steamboat springs ski resort; Barry ziti and the Oakland A's; chuck smith and cavalry chapel; north shor Christian church; Oahu, Alana, Carissa and all the competitors that push me to be a better surfer; my sponsors: Rip curl - pod, adam, mike, and pj; ha na lei surf co.; sticky bumps -john, Chris and Dahl; Tim Carroll - Surfboards; surf one- skateboards surf co., Hawaii.

P.S all my friends- sorry to those who were missed, thank you.

Your alive!!

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Jeez that's a lot of people. Well we made it through.

So on with the story!...