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A week ago, the McNamara’s were navigating one of the worst possible nightmares a family of surfers could imagine. Makai McNamara was enjoying one of the best days of the winter at Pipeline when he had to be rushed to the hospital after a serious, and near-fatal, wipeout. Then there was a frenzy of coverage on social and news media alike that understandably didn’t sit well with the McNamara family. Makai was put in a medically induced coma to aid his recovery. Finally, there was some much needed good news: he was not only awake and well, but 100 percent healthy when he was sent home from the hospital.
On Tuesday, Makai shared a message for the first time since the life-threatening wipeout — one filled with an overwhelming amount of positivity and gratitude for everyone responsible for his survival. The full message is worth a read:
“First off, I am alive, I am healthy, I am so grateful that this life changing experience has happened to me, I honestly think it was needed for a positive change in mine, and others’, lives,” he wrote.
“I have never felt so loved, I have never felt the power of god and prayer so much. I truly believe that everyone’s love and prayers played such a huge part in my healing this week. It makes me feel good to know that if that was my last day on Earth, I would have left a positive impact on peoples’ lives.
“I want to thank every single one of you that had me in your thoughts and prayers. From the time the incident happened, to now, everything has been divine orchestration,” thanking a list of surfers and north shore safety personnel that jumped straight into harm’s way at Pipe to save him.
“The EMTs that got me safely to Queens, the angels of nurses in the ICU that took care of me everyday. My family, my best friends that stood outside and inside at all times until I woke up. And to my rock @maliamurphey, for being with me 24/7 until we walked out of the hospital. A true team effort that so many people played apart in.
“I love you all. True real life angels. I still have a bit of a road to recovery but all things considered, I feel amazing, and so grateful for life. I still have work to do on this Earth.
“If you know me and how I surf out at Pipe, I went against everything I practice and preach out there, and it turned out to almost be a fatal accident for me. Trust yourself, your instincts, rules, boundaries etc. Things happen when you least expect it.”
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