She is right-handed and she lost her left arm.
Bethany Hamilton's dominant hand was, and still is, her right hand
Right Hand
Before and after the attack, Bethany was right-handed
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Since she was about three years old.
The day of the attack, Tom Hamilton had to get knee surgery (he was locally anesthetized). But Bethany was admitted to the hospital right before the surgeon could even begin
She is right-handed and she lost her left arm.
Bethany Hamilton was 13 years old when the attack happened
Before the attack, she used to play the ukulele or a Hawaiian guitar, but she can't anymore since playing the guitar requires both arms
It is dominant in females and males die before they can pass it on.
She wrote the book to tell the world about the shark attack, the days she spent in the hospital and fighting to get back on the board against all odds. In 2011, the novel was re-released to add Bethany Hamilton's personal experiences before the film was made and during the filming, for she and her family literally monitored the entire film-making
In the book "Double Identity" by Margaret Peterson Haddix, Bethany's four last names are Cole, Mueller, Trudy, and Rosen.
Instead of saying Grace, Aunt Bethany recites the Pledge of Allegiance.
Ammonites are very common fossils from the Jurassic Period. They were dominant in the ocean during and before the Jurassic Period.