00:00these days anyone who loses a limb can have it replaced with a prosthetic oftentimes tailor-made
00:09to their needs well for this little girl eight-year-old Joni Melody she's got one specially
00:13made for her new favorite sport surfing this video was captured at one of the hottest surfing
00:18spots in the UK called the wave Joni was born with a condition that left her without a fully
00:22formed left arm but for surfing you need to be able to paddle and pop up which is why the I
00:27impossible foundation stepped in and an association with koala prosthetics designed the perfect one for
00:32the job here you can see Joni and another kid with a similar condition Nicole using them in action
00:37each of them employing their new prosthetic tech to pop up and ride the waves here's what Joni's dad
00:42had to say about the new arm the prosthetic gave her the confidence and support she needed to push
00:46up from the board to standing adding now that she has the ability to get out there and surf all on
00:50her own it turns out she's a natural
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