he took my legs, but he didn't break me. He only made me ...STRONGER

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Boston Marathon Bombings Survivor Jeff Bauman Writes Book


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Boston Marathon Bombings Survivor Jeff Bauman Writes Book
Carlos Arredondo (L) and Jeff Bauman at the State of the Union on January 28, 2014 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Jeff Bauman woke up on Tuesday, April 16th 2013 and he had no legs.
Just thirty hours prior, Jeff was surrounded by revelry at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The first bomb went off at his feet as he awaited his girlfriend’s finish. When Jeff awoke days later from hours of surgery, rather than take stock of his now completely altered life, Jeff ripped out his breathing tube and tried to speak. He couldn’t. Jeff asked for a pad and paper and he wrote down seven words, “Saw the guy. Looked right at me,” setting off one of the biggest manhunts in the country’s history and beginning his own brave road to recovery.

In his memoir, Jeff will inspire millions by writing about his experiences that early spring day and his ongoing mission to walk again. Jeff will show the terrorists that they accomplished nothing with their act of cowardice and prove to the entire world what Boston Strong really means.

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2014/01/29/boston-marathon-bombings-survivor-jeff-bauman-writes-book/

Marathon bomb survivor, fiancée are expecting



http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/23/marathon-bomb-victim-jeff-bauman-engaged-couple-expecting-child/NGdnxHYsiq8i7vY34hyBxJ/story.html


Jeff Bauman -- Boston Strong, True Patriot and Hero
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We are so happy to share with you exciting news that has happened over the last few months...Jeff and Erin became engaged and are expecting their first child in the summer!!! Congratulations Jeff and Erin!!


http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/03/23/marathon-bomb-victim-jeff-bauman-engaged-couple-expecting-child/NGdnxHYsiq8i7vY34hyBxJ/story.html

Dear Boston~

[Cha]

1. Wonderful post, she.. we all have a lot to learn from Jeff Bauman~

BostonStrong

[sheshe2]

2. Thanks sweetie.

I will be there cheering the runners on!

[Cha]

3. You're going this year.. good for you.. when

is it?

[sheshe2]

4. It's the day after Easter.

April 21st. Patriots Day!

Here~

When is Patriots' Day? This uniquely New England holiday, celebrated only in the states of Massachusetts and Maine, is always on the third Monday in April. Wisconsin also observes Patriots' Day as a public school holiday.

Remember the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" from history class? The phrase penned by Ralph Waldo Emerson refers to the first armed engagement between the British and colonial militiamen at the Battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. Patriots' Day commemorates this opening engagement in the American Revolution, and initially, it was celebrated each year on April 19.

In 1969, however, the celebration of Patriots' Day was changed to the third Monday of April: We New Englanders love our three-day weekends! If you're planning ahead, here is a handy guide to Patriots' Day dates for the years ahead.

http://gonewengland.about.com/od/holidaydates/a/When-Is-Patriots-Day.htm

Our Day!

[Cha]

8. One of our DU's own from Boston will be at the Boston Marathon this year

taking with her all our first hand kindred spirits in wishing Boston our very best Aloha, she~ Mahalo~

[freshwest]

5. I think this year will be very special there. n/t

[sheshe2]

6. It will, thanks freshwest!

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7. Where does that kind of strength come from?

Is it great family support? Friends? Financial security? It seems a person would need all those and then some. I honestly dont understand.

I can say, pretty much without a doubt, that I would be curled up in a corner somewhere waiting to die had that been me. I'm just not that strong.