This Big Island paddler didn’t let a life changing diagnosis stop him from hitting the water

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Hawaii State highschool canoe paddling season wrapped up Saturday at Ke’ehi lagoon, however a Kamehameha-Hawaii athlete was already a champion earlier than he even stepped within the water.

Noah Pila is a senior paddler for the Warriors, who was preparing for his final season within the water, earlier than a sudden prognosis in December modified the trajectory of his life.

“I had a seizure on the seashore after paddling race.” Pila informed Hawaii Information Now. “So we took an MRI, they discovered there’s a tumor and that’s after I acquired medevaced to Oahu.”

Pila was rushed to the Queens Medical Middle the place he underwent 7 hours of surgical procedure to take away a mind tumor.

After a profitable operation, his actual combat started.

“You recognize, he simply began exhibiting up on day three and simply recovered so effectively and being decided to love, you recognize, simply combat it.” Noah’s mother Anna Golden Kaaua stated.

Pila was on an eight month-long highway to restoration with the objective of becoming a member of his teammates as soon as once more on the forefront of his thoughts.

Protecting what his family and friends name his trademark ‘constructive angle’ each step of the way in which.

“I don’t actually see it as a combat for my life, It’s extra of like just a bit velocity bump in life.” Pila stated. “My boys, they had been there within the ER after I was about to get medevacked they usually had been simply supporting me by way of it after which ensuring we carry on taking house golds whereas I used to be gone.”

Thats simply what they did, making it to all the way in which the BIIF Championships with Noah making his return to the staff, serving to them safe a league title and a spot within the State Match.

“The mentality was to simply keep undefeated till he got here again and even till now, like, he stored us pushing and motivated.” Noah’s teammate Niau Paulos stated.

The Warriors from the Huge Island got here in seventh general, however Noah’s onerous fought comeback was a victory unto itself.

The combat isnt over, Noah and his household will quickly must journey to San Francisco to beneath go extra remedy.

“It will be fairly a journey, however we’re prepared for it, Noah’s acquired this and we acquired him.” Golden Kaaua stated. “So we’re going to combat onerous and he’s going to be the one to get by way of this.”

“I used to be positively decided. I wasn’t going to let something cease me.”

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