July 7, 2026 • 14 mins
What does courage look like for an 11-year-old who faced life-and-death in the open ocean? Nittai Sharon's story is a powerful reminder that bravery isn’t about the absence of fear — it’s about what you do despite it. When a jet skiing trip turned frighteningly serious, this young boy’s quick thinking, prayer, and unwavering faith saved him and his father, and forever changed his view of life and resilience. In this heartfelt episode, you'll discover how Nittai managed to stay calm against all odds and the lessons he learned about faith, gratitude, and trusting your instincts in moments of crisis. We break down the dramatic story of survival, from the stormy seas to the quiet realization that life is fragile and precious. Nittai shares how this experience transformed his outlook—making him more appreciative, mature, and determined to face life's challenges with courage and hope.You'll also hear invaluable advice for young listeners navigating fear and uncertainty. Nittai emphasizes the importance of prayer, trusting your instincts, and doing something—even if it's scary—to face adversity head-on. His wisdom shows that even in our darkest moments, faith and resilience can pull us through.This episode is perfect for kids, teens, parents, and anyone looking for a powerful lesson on overcoming fear, building courage, and appreciating life's fleeting beauty. Whether you're facing your own storm or seeking inspiration to support someone in need, Nittai's story will leave you feeling hopeful, inspired, and ready to face the unknown with faith. Tune in to learn how a young boy’s brave heart and unwavering spirit turned a terrifying ordeal into a story of hope—proving that courage, faith, and resilience are within all of us, no matter our age.
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SPEAKER_01 (00:00):
When you feel like life has dealt you a hand of
unfair cards.
Instead of voting, you doubledown.
You stuck in the game.
You face battles.
You felt broken.
But hey, do us a favor.
Put your hand on your heart.
You feel that.
You're still here.
Welcome to the Resilience FilesUnlock, where survival meets
(00:25):
transformation.
SPEAKER_02 (00:29):
Welcome to the Resilience Files Podcast, where
we share real stories ofcourage, healing, and the power
of the human spirit.
Sometimes the strongest lessonsabout resilience come from the
youngest voices.
Today's story is a part of ourTeen Spotlight series.
Now, he's not exactly a teen.
He's a little younger than that,but we are so excited to hear
(00:51):
his story.
I'm your host, Carrie Bernanz,and this podcast is dedicated to
sharing real stories ofadversity, courage, and the
strength people take, even inthe hardest parts and moments of
their lives.
Each episode reminds us thatresilience isn't about avoiding
challenges, it's about learninghow to grow through them.
I am so excited about our youngguest today.
Our young guest's name is Nitai,an 11-year-old from Long Island,
(01:15):
New York, what started as a funjet skiing trip with his dad
quickly turned into afrightening moment in an open
ocean.
From his experience, somethingpowerful about courage, faith,
and staying calm happened.
Now, I don't want to tell theentire story.
We have him here.
Before we begin, I want to diveinto the story.
(01:37):
So, Nita, please take us awaywith your essay.
SPEAKER_00 (01:42):
Hi, my name is Nitashirone.
I'm 11 years old.
I live in Long Island, New York.
This story happened when I wasyounger, and I always loved
going jet skiing as a kid.
I didn't really think aboutdanger or how fast things things
could change.
I just knew I was excited to beout in the water with my dad,
jet skiing, laughing andenjoying the day.
Then everything changed in justa few seconds.
(02:04):
My dad and I fell off the jetski because when we got on the
jet ski, my dad kept tilting tothe right.
He didn't think much of it, andwe started riding.
And at some point it startedraining so hard we couldn't see.
And we went past the line.
The worker told us not to gopast.
My dad threw himself off the jetski and me because it was about
(02:26):
to fall on us.
And it started floating awayfrom us.
I swam as hard as I could andreached it.
My dad didn't.
He was drifting farther andfarther away in the sea.
From where we were, we couldn'teven see the horizon anymore.
Felt like the ocean was endless.
We were both screaming for help,but no one could hear us.
I was terrified.
(02:46):
My heart was racing.
And I didn't know what was gonnahappen next.
I had never been that scared inmy life.
I remember thinking that thiswas not how the day was supposed
to go, and I felt helplesswatching my dad drift away.
In that moment I did the onlything I could think of.
I prayed.
I asked God to help us, I askedhim to keep my dad safe.
I tried to stay calm even thoughI was scared inside.
(03:09):
I kept screaming and lookingaround, hoping someone would see
us.
After it felt like forever, afishing boat noticed us and came
toward us.
When that saved us, I felt ahuge wave of relief.
We were alive, we were safe, wehad been given another chance.
That day saved me.
After that experience changed, Ibecame more mature and more
(03:30):
aware of how fragile life canbe.
I started appreciating my familymore and stopped and stopped
taking moments for granted.
I realized that life couldchange in an instant and that
being grateful matters.
I also learned that even whenthings feel completely out of
control, staying calm, havingfaith, and not giving up can
(03:50):
make a difference.
I understand now that feardoesn't mean weakness, it means
you care.
And courage is continuing evenwhen you're afraid.
Today I am a student who triesto be thankful, respectful, and
positive.
I think more about my actionsand how lucky am I to be here.
That experience helped shape whoI am becoming.
(04:11):
I want to share my story becauseI believe other kids and
families can learn from it.
I want people to know that scarymoments don't have to define you
in a bad way.
They can help you grow and if mystory helps even one person feel
hope, faith, or strength, thenit matters.
I throughout something scary andmade me stronger.
I'm grateful for life for myfamily and for the chance for
(04:34):
the chance to share my story soothers don't feel alone.
Wow.
SPEAKER_02 (04:38):
It's hi.
That is so beautiful.
It made me so emotional.
Well let's go back for a momentto the day before that happened
when you and your dad was jetskiing.
Can you tell us about the daywas like before everything
started to change?
SPEAKER_00 (04:54):
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we were like really happy
when we got to the hotel.
Because like the first day thatwe went, and we're in the pool,
we're having fun, we'relaughing, me and my dad were at
the beach, and then at night wewere all planning to go jet
skiing, and then we just wentand yeah.
SPEAKER_02 (05:13):
Nice, I love that.
So you guys are really happy.
That's wonderful.
Okay, so let's say so.
You got there to the jet skis.
Obviously, you guys didn't knowit was gonna rain at all.
You didn't know anything thatwas like you just thought you
were gonna have just a fun day,right?
When you were going outdoors.
And suddenly things started tofeel changed.
Walk us through that moment whenyou realized something wasn't
(05:35):
right.
SPEAKER_00 (05:36):
When me when my dad started drifting off, because
when he pushed me off that hewas like doing it as a joke.
And then when he when he wasdrifting off, I knew I couldn't
like drive it.
He's trying to warn me to liketake my mom's hat and like
unlock the jet ski so I couldstart driving to him.
But I couldn't hear him becausehe was too far, and the towel
(05:59):
was like he had a towel on hisneck because it was sunburns,
and it was like choking him.
SPEAKER_02 (06:03):
Wow.
When you initially thought itwas a joke, then you realized it
was something more than that.
What was your what was the nextthing that was going through
your mind?
I was like, like, we're gonnadie.
Like I didn't think God wouldlike save us.
You were going through the mindthat you thought you were gonna
die and that was it.
(06:24):
Yeah.
That sounds like a reallyintense moment, especially for
someone that's not years old.
You shared in your essay thatyou decided to pray during that
moment in that time.
Can you tell us like what madeyou turn to prayer in that
moment?
Because I knew there's nothingto do.
SPEAKER_00 (06:40):
Like I couldn't do anything, I couldn't swim to
him.
I was trying to move the jet skito him, like somehow.
But I couldn't do anything, so Ijust started praying.
And then I we saw a fishboatcoming to us and they just saved
us.
SPEAKER_02 (06:56):
Wow, so in that moment something incredible
happened and the fishboat poppedup out of nowhere.
Did you see the fish boat at allprior to that moment?
SPEAKER_00 (07:04):
Nah, not really.
No.
SPEAKER_02 (07:07):
It just came out and then we started screaming.
And how long did you feel likeyou were in the water before you
saw the fishboat?
Like 20 minutes.
Oh wow, 20 minutes.
That's a wow.
What was the like the moment yourealized that somebody was
coming to help?
You said you started screaming,and then what happened?
SPEAKER_00 (07:26):
I started crying out of like joy because they picked
on my dad and then we starteddriving back.
SPEAKER_02 (07:32):
Wow, that's beautiful.
Experiences like that can reallychange your life and the way we
see life.
You mentioned that after thatyou started appreciating your
family more and you startedappreciating things and that you
even the way that you looked atfear changed.
Can you tell us how does thathow did that experience change
everything for you?
SPEAKER_00 (07:52):
Like I I was with my dad more and I was with my
family more a lot.
And I used to like go with themlike places on like Friday or
like other days, and we used tospend more time used to boot
them, and we used to watchmovies more often stuff.
SPEAKER_02 (08:10):
Oh wow.
Yeah, that's beautiful.
I think like you said, yourealize how fragile life was.
And that's something scary yetrevealing at a young age, and
you're right, frag life can bevery fragile, and we don't know
how long we have on this earthbecause you know, death is
inevitable, unfortunately.
But I am happy that you are herewith us.
(08:30):
I'm happy your dad is here withus, and I think that's a
powerful realization.
I think sometimes the hardestand scariest moments can end up
teaching us the biggest lessons.
Like looking back right now,what do you think?
What do you think thatexperience taught you about
courage?
SPEAKER_00 (08:45):
That like God will like always save us and like
don't be like afraid.
Yeah.
That's beautiful.
SPEAKER_02 (08:52):
Yeah, I think a lot of kids and even adults can
learn something and even yourbelief in God and trusting that
God will save you no matterwhat.
Yeah.
If another kid finds himself ina scary situation like this,
what advice would you give them?
SPEAKER_00 (09:09):
Uh, if I would like try my best to do anything, if
that doesn't work, I would prayto God or something or
something.
Like I'll tell them to pray orto try anything, even scream for
help.
SPEAKER_02 (09:25):
Yeah, absolutely.
So having faith and believingand praying and screaming and
just doing something, then notto do anything at all.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's really wise advice, andit shows how much you've really
grown from that experience, andit takes a lot of courage to
talk about moments like this.
Before we wrap up today'sepisode, I want to hear like,
(09:47):
now that you are 11, is thereany challenges that you feel
that people at 11 are goingthrough that you feel like
you've learned from that you cangive advice to?
A lot of stuff is going on rightnow in the world.
And that there's like scarymoments that happen for a lot of
young people, you know, andpeople are wondering like, how
(10:08):
do they continue to progressforward or how do they not have
fear about the unknown?
If any young person is listeningto this episode and they're
wondering, how do you buildcourage?
What would you tell them?
SPEAKER_00 (10:21):
I don't know.
It's like sometimes when you'rereally scared and then you
become like brave all of asudden like your adrenaline just
kicks in and like you know whatto do.
Like your instincts.
So would you tell them to trusttheir instincts?
SPEAKER_02 (10:36):
Yeah, like all the time.
All the time.
Okay.
That sounds good.
Is there any specific ways thatyou practice courage?
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (10:47):
When I'm scared of something, I just and everyone's
telling me to do it, or even ifthey're not, I just do it.
Cause like you know it's gonnahappen, you know what's gonna
happen next.
You know if you fall, if yousomething happens, just go for
it.
SPEAKER_02 (11:03):
Yeah.
Well, let's say we practice goodcourage on the resilience
battle.
So if people are telling you todo something that's dangerous,
don't do it.
Don't do it.
No, no, no, no.
But if they're if it'spracticing good courage would be
like taking the chance of doingsomething even when you're
afraid, if you know it couldhelp you grow.
Raising your hand in theclassroom, like if you're
(11:24):
feeling shy and scared andyou're like, you know what,
today I'm gonna just raise myhand even if I don't know the
answer, and I would be okay withgetting it wrong and trying,
then not trying at all, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Or the courage to try somethingnew in a sport or trying
something new with painting orart or whatever that looks like
(11:45):
for you.
If you could go back and talk toyour nine-year-old self in that
moment, what would you tell him?
SPEAKER_00 (11:52):
Like before it happened or after?
Or while it happened?
Well, I'll tell him like, don'tbe afraid.
Like, God will help you, andeverything will be like alright.
That's beautiful.
SPEAKER_02 (12:06):
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.
I really appreciate it.
I think it's so beautiful.
Is there anything else that youwould like to leave people on
today's episode?
Any young people listening?
Always believe in yourself.
Always believe in yourself.
Straight from the mouth of thebeautiful child.
(12:28):
Okay.
Thank you so much.
You have such a beautiful smile.
So much success and continued,continued courage and success in
sharing your story.
I think it's gonna encourageother people to also have
courage and to believe inthemselves.
Thank you so much.
Do you have any questions forme?
Has anything ever happened toyou?
(12:50):
Yeah, it's a good question.
Yeah, I I a lot of things happento me.
I'm grown, but I would say um Igot hit by a car in 2024,
January 1st, 2024, by a trunkdriver in New York City, and
that changed my life forever.
I had over 13 fracture bones inmy face and injured hip and left
(13:12):
foot, surgeries and proceduresand stuff the last couple years,
and it definitely changed mylife.
And I went through a dark seasonof life, but I also had a lot of
courage and faith that I wouldpush through and um know that I
also believe in God.
I also believe that God hadsomething bigger and better for
me and that he saved my life fora reason.
(13:33):
So I think to know that even inthat moment, I still believed
and trusted God, and even in themoments of being in the hospital
in the trauma unit, you know,that God still existed despite
it being a tough situation and ascary situation at that.
But um coming back much better,stronger than ever.
(13:56):
So thank you for asking.
Yeah.
Well, do you have any otherquestions?
No, no problem.
We appreciate you so much forsharing your story.
When you feel like life has dealt you a hand of
unfair cards.
Instead of voting, you doubledown.
You stuck in the game.
You face battles.
You felt broken.
But hey, do us a favor.
Put your hand on your heart.
You feel that.
You're still here.
Welcome to the Resilience FilesUnlock, where survival meets
(00:25):
transformation.
SPEAKER_02 (00:29):
Welcome to the Resilience Files Podcast, where
we share real stories ofcourage, healing, and the power
of the human spirit.
Sometimes the strongest lessonsabout resilience come from the
youngest voices.
Today's story is a part of ourTeen Spotlight series.
Now, he's not exactly a teen.
He's a little younger than that,but we are so excited to hear
(00:51):
his story.
I'm your host, Carrie Bernanz,and this podcast is dedicated to
sharing real stories ofadversity, courage, and the
strength people take, even inthe hardest parts and moments of
their lives.
Each episode reminds us thatresilience isn't about avoiding
challenges, it's about learninghow to grow through them.
I am so excited about our youngguest today.
Our young guest's name is Nitai,an 11-year-old from Long Island,
(01:15):
New York, what started as a funjet skiing trip with his dad
quickly turned into afrightening moment in an open
ocean.
From his experience, somethingpowerful about courage, faith,
and staying calm happened.
Now, I don't want to tell theentire story.
We have him here.
Before we begin, I want to diveinto the story.
(01:37):
So, Nita, please take us awaywith your essay.
SPEAKER_00 (01:42):
Hi, my name is Nitashirone.
I'm 11 years old.
I live in Long Island, New York.
This story happened when I wasyounger, and I always loved
going jet skiing as a kid.
I didn't really think aboutdanger or how fast things things
could change.
I just knew I was excited to beout in the water with my dad,
jet skiing, laughing andenjoying the day.
Then everything changed in justa few seconds.
(02:04):
My dad and I fell off the jetski because when we got on the
jet ski, my dad kept tilting tothe right.
He didn't think much of it, andwe started riding.
And at some point it startedraining so hard we couldn't see.
And we went past the line.
The worker told us not to gopast.
My dad threw himself off the jetski and me because it was about
(02:26):
to fall on us.
And it started floating awayfrom us.
I swam as hard as I could andreached it.
My dad didn't.
He was drifting farther andfarther away in the sea.
From where we were, we couldn'teven see the horizon anymore.
Felt like the ocean was endless.
We were both screaming for help,but no one could hear us.
I was terrified.
(02:46):
My heart was racing.
And I didn't know what was gonnahappen next.
I had never been that scared inmy life.
I remember thinking that thiswas not how the day was supposed
to go, and I felt helplesswatching my dad drift away.
In that moment I did the onlything I could think of.
I prayed.
I asked God to help us, I askedhim to keep my dad safe.
I tried to stay calm even thoughI was scared inside.
(03:09):
I kept screaming and lookingaround, hoping someone would see
us.
After it felt like forever, afishing boat noticed us and came
toward us.
When that saved us, I felt ahuge wave of relief.
We were alive, we were safe, wehad been given another chance.
That day saved me.
After that experience changed, Ibecame more mature and more
(03:30):
aware of how fragile life canbe.
I started appreciating my familymore and stopped and stopped
taking moments for granted.
I realized that life couldchange in an instant and that
being grateful matters.
I also learned that even whenthings feel completely out of
control, staying calm, havingfaith, and not giving up can
(03:50):
make a difference.
I understand now that feardoesn't mean weakness, it means
you care.
And courage is continuing evenwhen you're afraid.
Today I am a student who triesto be thankful, respectful, and
positive.
I think more about my actionsand how lucky am I to be here.
That experience helped shape whoI am becoming.
(04:11):
I want to share my story becauseI believe other kids and
families can learn from it.
I want people to know that scarymoments don't have to define you
in a bad way.
They can help you grow and if mystory helps even one person feel
hope, faith, or strength, thenit matters.
I throughout something scary andmade me stronger.
I'm grateful for life for myfamily and for the chance for
(04:34):
the chance to share my story soothers don't feel alone.
Wow.
SPEAKER_02 (04:38):
It's hi.
That is so beautiful.
It made me so emotional.
Well let's go back for a momentto the day before that happened
when you and your dad was jetskiing.
Can you tell us about the daywas like before everything
started to change?
SPEAKER_00 (04:54):
Yeah, I'm pretty sure we were like really happy
when we got to the hotel.
Because like the first day thatwe went, and we're in the pool,
we're having fun, we'relaughing, me and my dad were at
the beach, and then at night wewere all planning to go jet
skiing, and then we just wentand yeah.
SPEAKER_02 (05:13):
Nice, I love that.
So you guys are really happy.
That's wonderful.
Okay, so let's say so.
You got there to the jet skis.
Obviously, you guys didn't knowit was gonna rain at all.
You didn't know anything thatwas like you just thought you
were gonna have just a fun day,right?
When you were going outdoors.
And suddenly things started tofeel changed.
Walk us through that moment whenyou realized something wasn't
(05:35):
right.
SPEAKER_00 (05:36):
When me when my dad started drifting off, because
when he pushed me off that hewas like doing it as a joke.
And then when he when he wasdrifting off, I knew I couldn't
like drive it.
He's trying to warn me to liketake my mom's hat and like
unlock the jet ski so I couldstart driving to him.
But I couldn't hear him becausehe was too far, and the towel
(05:59):
was like he had a towel on hisneck because it was sunburns,
and it was like choking him.
SPEAKER_02 (06:03):
Wow.
When you initially thought itwas a joke, then you realized it
was something more than that.
What was your what was the nextthing that was going through
your mind?
I was like, like, we're gonnadie.
Like I didn't think God wouldlike save us.
You were going through the mindthat you thought you were gonna
die and that was it.
(06:24):
Yeah.
That sounds like a reallyintense moment, especially for
someone that's not years old.
You shared in your essay thatyou decided to pray during that
moment in that time.
Can you tell us like what madeyou turn to prayer in that
moment?
Because I knew there's nothingto do.
SPEAKER_00 (06:40):
Like I couldn't do anything, I couldn't swim to
him.
I was trying to move the jet skito him, like somehow.
But I couldn't do anything, so Ijust started praying.
And then I we saw a fishboatcoming to us and they just saved
us.
SPEAKER_02 (06:56):
Wow, so in that moment something incredible
happened and the fishboat poppedup out of nowhere.
Did you see the fish boat at allprior to that moment?
SPEAKER_00 (07:04):
Nah, not really.
No.
SPEAKER_02 (07:07):
It just came out and then we started screaming.
And how long did you feel likeyou were in the water before you
saw the fishboat?
Like 20 minutes.
Oh wow, 20 minutes.
That's a wow.
What was the like the moment yourealized that somebody was
coming to help?
You said you started screaming,and then what happened?
SPEAKER_00 (07:26):
I started crying out of like joy because they picked
on my dad and then we starteddriving back.
SPEAKER_02 (07:32):
Wow, that's beautiful.
Experiences like that can reallychange your life and the way we
see life.
You mentioned that after thatyou started appreciating your
family more and you startedappreciating things and that you
even the way that you looked atfear changed.
Can you tell us how does thathow did that experience change
everything for you?
SPEAKER_00 (07:52):
Like I I was with my dad more and I was with my
family more a lot.
And I used to like go with themlike places on like Friday or
like other days, and we used tospend more time used to boot
them, and we used to watchmovies more often stuff.
SPEAKER_02 (08:10):
Oh wow.
Yeah, that's beautiful.
I think like you said, yourealize how fragile life was.
And that's something scary yetrevealing at a young age, and
you're right, frag life can bevery fragile, and we don't know
how long we have on this earthbecause you know, death is
inevitable, unfortunately.
But I am happy that you are herewith us.
(08:30):
I'm happy your dad is here withus, and I think that's a
powerful realization.
I think sometimes the hardestand scariest moments can end up
teaching us the biggest lessons.
Like looking back right now,what do you think?
What do you think thatexperience taught you about
courage?
SPEAKER_00 (08:45):
That like God will like always save us and like
don't be like afraid.
Yeah.
That's beautiful.
SPEAKER_02 (08:52):
Yeah, I think a lot of kids and even adults can
learn something and even yourbelief in God and trusting that
God will save you no matterwhat.
Yeah.
If another kid finds himself ina scary situation like this,
what advice would you give them?
SPEAKER_00 (09:09):
Uh, if I would like try my best to do anything, if
that doesn't work, I would prayto God or something or
something.
Like I'll tell them to pray orto try anything, even scream for
help.
SPEAKER_02 (09:25):
Yeah, absolutely.
So having faith and believingand praying and screaming and
just doing something, then notto do anything at all.
Yeah.
Yeah.
That's really wise advice, andit shows how much you've really
grown from that experience, andit takes a lot of courage to
talk about moments like this.
Before we wrap up today'sepisode, I want to hear like,
(09:47):
now that you are 11, is thereany challenges that you feel
that people at 11 are goingthrough that you feel like
you've learned from that you cangive advice to?
A lot of stuff is going on rightnow in the world.
And that there's like scarymoments that happen for a lot of
young people, you know, andpeople are wondering like, how
(10:08):
do they continue to progressforward or how do they not have
fear about the unknown?
If any young person is listeningto this episode and they're
wondering, how do you buildcourage?
What would you tell them?
SPEAKER_00 (10:21):
I don't know.
It's like sometimes when you'rereally scared and then you
become like brave all of asudden like your adrenaline just
kicks in and like you know whatto do.
Like your instincts.
So would you tell them to trusttheir instincts?
SPEAKER_02 (10:36):
Yeah, like all the time.
All the time.
Okay.
That sounds good.
Is there any specific ways thatyou practice courage?
Yeah.
SPEAKER_00 (10:47):
When I'm scared of something, I just and everyone's
telling me to do it, or even ifthey're not, I just do it.
Cause like you know it's gonnahappen, you know what's gonna
happen next.
You know if you fall, if yousomething happens, just go for
it.
SPEAKER_02 (11:03):
Yeah.
Well, let's say we practice goodcourage on the resilience
battle.
So if people are telling you todo something that's dangerous,
don't do it.
Don't do it.
No, no, no, no.
But if they're if it'spracticing good courage would be
like taking the chance of doingsomething even when you're
afraid, if you know it couldhelp you grow.
Raising your hand in theclassroom, like if you're
(11:24):
feeling shy and scared andyou're like, you know what,
today I'm gonna just raise myhand even if I don't know the
answer, and I would be okay withgetting it wrong and trying,
then not trying at all, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Or the courage to try somethingnew in a sport or trying
something new with painting orart or whatever that looks like
(11:45):
for you.
If you could go back and talk toyour nine-year-old self in that
moment, what would you tell him?
SPEAKER_00 (11:52):
Like before it happened or after?
Or while it happened?
Well, I'll tell him like, don'tbe afraid.
Like, God will help you, andeverything will be like alright.
That's beautiful.
SPEAKER_02 (12:06):
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us.
I really appreciate it.
I think it's so beautiful.
Is there anything else that youwould like to leave people on
today's episode?
Any young people listening?
Always believe in yourself.
Always believe in yourself.
Straight from the mouth of thebeautiful child.
(12:28):
Okay.
Thank you so much.
You have such a beautiful smile.
So much success and continued,continued courage and success in
sharing your story.
I think it's gonna encourageother people to also have
courage and to believe inthemselves.
Thank you so much.
Do you have any questions forme?
Has anything ever happened toyou?
(12:50):
Yeah, it's a good question.
Yeah, I I a lot of things happento me.
I'm grown, but I would say um Igot hit by a car in 2024,
January 1st, 2024, by a trunkdriver in New York City, and
that changed my life forever.
I had over 13 fracture bones inmy face and injured hip and left
(13:12):
foot, surgeries and proceduresand stuff the last couple years,
and it definitely changed mylife.
And I went through a dark seasonof life, but I also had a lot of
courage and faith that I wouldpush through and um know that I
also believe in God.
I also believe that God hadsomething bigger and better for
me and that he saved my life fora reason.
(13:33):
So I think to know that even inthat moment, I still believed
and trusted God, and even in themoments of being in the hospital
in the trauma unit, you know,that God still existed despite
it being a tough situation and ascary situation at that.
But um coming back much better,stronger than ever.
(13:56):
So thank you for asking.
Yeah.
Well, do you have any otherquestions?
No, no problem.
We appreciate you so much forsharing your story.
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