A non-profit organization supporting shark attack survivors and traumatic amputees.
Survivorman: The Mike Coots Story By Justin Cote, TRANSWORLD SURF Fri, Feb 11 2011 Mike Coots is one of the original board members of Friends of Bethany. He is also a shark attack survivor and lower leg amputee. He is now back in the water surfing with a prosthetic and living his dream of being…
Check out this great article written by DR. ANTHONY ALESSI for The Norwich Bulletin “Healthy Sports: Prosthetics give chance to play” – READ ARTICLE Friends of Bethany agrees with Dr. Alessi’s observations: – “The human body has a tremendous ability to adapt to conditions as they are presented…. Often the biggest obstacle is fear and a…
In the fall of 2008, FOB sent an Encouragement Package to Oahu shark attack survivor, Todd Murashige. Todd, much like his new friends from Kauai Bethany Hamilton and Mike Coots, was attacked by a shark while surfing. Under God’s protection, he survived and was on the road to recovery. Upon receipt of our package, Todd…