Losing my leg has elevated my life, says world champion surfer
Now he’s on top of the adaptive surfing world, the challenge is to stay there.
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Losing my leg has elevated my life, says world champion surferImage source, BBC | Cwmni Da | Phil BoydImage caption, "Anything is possible if you have any kind of disability," says Llywelyn WilliamsByNicholas BourneBBC WalesPublished2 hours agoFour-time world champion adaptive surfer Llywelyn Williams says losing his leg as a teenager elevated his life.Surfing played a pivotal role in his recovery and in the years since losing a leg after being hit by a car in 2011.It had been a passion of the then 16-year-old prior to the accident - and it was not going to stop him despite being severely injured while out skateboarding.In fact, he recalled coming around from a coma in hospital amid a dream that a surfboard came between him and a bright light "like you see in the movies"."It wasn't my…
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