The last time Tabitha, a sea turtle, felt the ocean waves swirling around her was when she was on the brink of death.
She was tossed about in the surf in Cape May, weakened by pneumonia, severe anemia, and intestinal blockage. She also was laden with parasites and covered with 15 pounds (approx. 7 kg) of barnacles, some of which had broken through to her bones.
