By Janette Neuwahl
"Night, night, don't let the sharks bite," great white victim John Paul "JP" Andrew told his best friend Jay Mitchell as Jay left the hospital on Wednesday night.
Grinning, JP's father Robert Andrew told the Cape Times in an interview on Thursday that this small hint of JP's sarcasm returning was part of what had let him know his son was going to be all right.
"When he had just came out of his coma on Monday, I asked him if he was worried about his leg," said Robert on Thursday at his Lakeside home.
'I'm glad JP is back as I know him - all the evidence is there' "He told me: 'I haven't got a leg to worry about'."
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JP's mother Estelle and his sister Natasha chuckled.
The two snuggled on the family's couch as they all recalled some of the funnier comments JP has uttered since he started talking on Monday.
When JP woke up from his sedation, he immediately began asking about what had happened to his leg, Robert said.
JP's father then had to explain to his son that a shark had bitten it off, but since JP is still regaining his short-term memory, doctors had to retell the story a few times for the teen to grasp what had happened.
JP, 16, does not remember the day of the attack, but still manages to bring up memories from about a week earlier, his family said yesterday.
"Now that he knows what has happened, he is dealing with it in his own way," said Estelle.
On Sunday, doctors at Constantiaberg Medi-Clinic reduced JP's sedation and were able to remove the ventilator that he had been bound to since he was rushed to hospital about two weeks ago.
The young surfer was attacked by what is thought to have been a great white shark that bit off most of his right leg and lacerated part of his left calf.
Massive loss of blood caused JP to remain in shock for four days after the attack.
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