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"Seeing all the love I got through donations to pay my medical bills and keep me alive for those first few months, to me, was more important than any wave I’ve ever gotten or compliment I've ever received. Just knowing that I am loved and that if I did die I would’ve left a positive impact on the North Shore. That’s always been my goal in life, just to try my best to make sure people are smiling around me. Seeing that come back meant the world to me." Photo: Arto Saari

War Story: Kala Grace’s Comeback From A Near-Fatal Injury At Pipeline

The Stab Interview with a man who flat-lined three times in January.

Words by Ethan Davis
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