Losing my leg has elevated my life, says world champion surfer
Adaptive surfer Llywelyn Williams shares his journey of recovery and success after losing his leg in a skateboarding accident as a teenager. He credits surfing with helping him regain his sense of self and eventually becoming a world champion.
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The story highlights the role of sports and physical activity in rehabilitation and overcoming life-altering disabilities.
Image source, BBC | Cwmni Da | Phil Boyd Image caption, "Anything is possible if you have any kind of disability," says Llywelyn Williams
Four-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 time," said Williams, from Abersoch, Gwynedd.
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