YOU'VE BEEN RUNNING?

WELCOME BACK TO "LIVING 808."

FOR THE PAST 5 -- 35 YEARS,

MAKE-A-WISH HAVE BEEN GRANTING

WISHES.

Tannya: FOUR CHILDREN HAD A

WISH GRANTED.

TO MEET BETHANY HAMILTON.

INSPIRED BY HER UNSTOPPABLE P

MODEL.

John: ONE CHILD,

15-YEAR-OLD LOCKEN DREAMED OF

GIVING BETHANY A SIMPLE HUG.

SHE'SHERE'S HER STORY.

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OUR JOURNEY STARTED ON AUGUST 24, 2010.

OUR HEALTHY GIRL ALMOST HAD A

SEIZURE.

LITERALLY COULDN'T GET IT

STOPPED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

ENDED UP IN A HOSPITAL.

WHEN THEY PUT HER IN A COMB

NA -- COMA, IT WAS TO STOP HER

FROM GETTING A SEIZURE.

THEN TRYING TO WAKE HER BRAIN

UP.

AND EVERY TIME THEY WOKE HER

BRAIN UP, SHE STARTED SEIZING

AGAIN.

IT'S A DANGEROUS PROCESS.

MOST CHILDREN HAVE ABOUT A 50%

SUR

SURVIVAL RATE.

AFTER THE FIRST WEEK.

RATES ARE CUT IN HALF EVERY WEEK

THAT YOU CONTINUE WITH THE

PROGRESS.

AFTER ALMOST NINE WEEKS IN A

COMA.

LESS THAN A 5 5% CHANCE OF A

SURVIVAL.

WE WERE TOLD NOT TO BE SURPRISED

IF SHE DOESN'T WALK, TALK, EAT

ON HER OWN.

IT'S AMAZING WE HAVE HER IN

THE FIRST PLACE.

IT'S A MIRACLE.

IT WAS LIKE SOMEBODY PUSHED

THE RESET BUTTON ON OUR

DAUGHTER.

SO AND THEN IT WAS RELEARNING

EVERYTHING.

WALK, TALK, AND WE HAVE WHO WE

SO LUCKY WE HAVE HER.

AND HER RECOVERY REALLY KIND

OF FELL IN LOVE WITH THE "SOUL

SURFER" STORY.

CHALLENGES BETHANY HAD.

SHE WAS LIKE, I'M NOT GIVING UP.

AND I'M NOT GIVING UP.

THAT'S HOW, WHEN WE START THE

TALKING ABOUT WHAT WOULD MAKE

SENSE FOR US.

THAT'S WHERE BETHANY --

MEMORABLE FOR HER.

SOMETHING SHE'S BEEN ATTACHED

TO.

IT'S BEEN A PART OF HER

INSPIRATION AND RECOVERY.

AND CONTINUES TO BE OUR BATTLE.

STILL AN UPHILL BATTLE.

A LOT OF THINGS WE'RE CHALLENGED

WITH.

WE BATTLE SEIZURES REGULARLY.

IT CAN BE PRETTY DEBILITATING AT

TIMES.

SHE'S BEEN A POWERHOUSE.

SHE'S PRETTY DURABLE.

YEAH.

FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.

SHE PUTS UP WITH A TREMENDOUS

AMOUNT.

I'M 15 YEARS OLD.

THANK YOU, MAKE-A-WISH.

John: OH.

THAT'S SO AWESOME.

AND LEADING THE CHARGE TO MAKE

WISHES COME TRUE IS OUR VERY

GOOD FRIEND, TRINI KAOPUIKI.

SO SPEAKING OF WISH --

Tannya: YES, IT'S HER

BIRTHDAY TODAY.

SUCH A GIVING PERSON.

SO INTO HER NEW ROLE.

IF YOU'RE ONE OF HER FRIENDS,

SHE'S ONLY ASKING IF YOU CAN

GIVE A THERE TO MAKE-A-WISH.

THROUGH.

John: TRYING TO MAKE WISHES

COME TRUE.

WE APPLAUD ALLING THAT HAVE

HELPED TO MAKE THAT WISH COME

TRUE.

AND WE APPLAUD OUR FRIEND TRINI.