Australian healing with 'beautiful messages' after losing arm to shark attack

Leah Stewart, an Australian mother and coach who mislaid an limb aft a shark attack astatine Sydney’s Coogee Beach, has been reference messages from supporters astir nan world during sleepless nights arsenic she continues her agelong recovery, her family said.

"We’ve been sharing immoderate of nan beautiful messages we’ve received pinch Leah and she’s loved them, uncovering inspiration from nan attraction and emotion you’ve each shared," her brother, Joshua Stewart, wrote successful a GoFundMe update connected Sunday.

"Leah has had immoderate challenging days but has recovered existent spot from your kindness and support," he added.

Leah Stewart has struggled pinch slumber successful her betterment and has leaned connected nan activity of support from family, friends and strangers.

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"Since nan incident Leah has had trouble sleeping, and connected those nights she’s been reference backmost done your messages, not only from her family and organization successful Australia and her whānau in New Zealand, but besides from group each crossed nan world," he wrote, utilizing nan Maori connection for family. "They’ve fixed her existent comfortableness and strength."

Stewart, mother to a 1-year-old girl and passionate teacher, was attacked June 13 while connected a greeting aquatics adjacent to statement and wrong nan flags astatine Coogee Beach, according to her family. She suffered life-threatening injuries, including aggregate bites crossed her arms and legs, lacerations, fractures and utmost humor loss.

She was placed connected life support, put nether a medically induced coma and underwent aggregate surgeries successful nan days aft nan attack. Her curen required nan amputation of 1 arm, and nan family said much surgeries were scheduled arsenic doctors worked to prevention her life and stabilize her condition.

Stewart, who woke up from her 10-day coma aft doctors reduced her sedation, told her mother and partner, Fernando, "I emotion you." Her relative said astatine nan clip that her first thoughts were pinch her young daughter, August.

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"Leah has a agelong roadworthy ahead," Joshua Stewart wrote aft she concisely woke, calling nan infinitesimal a hopeful first measurement successful her recovery.

Joshua Stewart said nan family wanted to apologize for delays successful responding to supporters, explaining they person had issues pinch nan GoFundMe messaging system.

"Leah is beyond overwhelmed astatine nan astonishing support she has received and that her communicative has resonated pinch truthful galore people," he wrote. "Thank you!"

The fundraiser was launched to thief Stewart, her partner and their young girl done what her family described arsenic a heartbreaking situation. The money will support her recovery, prosthetics, rehabilitation, ongoing attraction and nan awesome adjustments she will request arsenic she useful toward returning to life arsenic a mother.

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Her family besides thanked nan lifesavers, first responders, chopper unit and aesculapian squad astatine St. Vincent’s Hospital who helped attraction for Stewart aft nan attack.

"As a family we are shocked and devastated that this could hap to our beloved partner, girl and mother who is truthful afloat of life and energy," Joshua Stewart wrote.