Jessica Harder: first girl in the world surfing on peritoneal dialysis

This summer I read about Jessica Harder, a girl that in 1999, when she was 11 years old, was the first girl in the world surfing on peritoneal dialysis, and even participating in competitions.

Jessica is from Palm Bay, Florida (US), and received her first kidnety transplant on January 2000, when she was 12.

 

The articles I was talking about can be seen on the following image and links.

 

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-09-06/sports/9909060101_1_surfing-salick-Jessica

 

http://www.kidney.org/transplantation/donorFamilies/pdf/03-60-0901_FTWGG_Sum00.pdf