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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBoston Bombing Survivor to Marry the Firefighter Who Rescued Her.
'When Roseann Sdoia was gravely injured in the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, Michael Materia, a firefighter, was the responder who took her to the hospital. They were strangers at the time, but he has rarely left her side since.
In December, the two decided to get married. And on Wednesday, they took on an entirely different kind of challenge together: walking up the 1,576 steps to the observation deck of the Empire State Building in Manhattan to raise money for the Challenged Athletes Foundation an organization that has played a major role in Ms. Sdoias recovery.'>>>
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/02/us/boston-marathon-survivor-marrying-firefighter.html?
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Boston Bombing Survivor to Marry the Firefighter Who Rescued Her. (Original Post)
elleng
Feb 2017
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Glamrock
(11,802 posts)1. Just when I think all's lost
humanity comes through.
Pachamama
(16,887 posts)2. Awwww....she is marrying her hero...
mnhtnbb
(31,399 posts)3. Good for her and for them both!
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,135 posts)4. thanks for sharing this. n/t
uponit7771
(90,348 posts)5. +1, the world can never get enough of love
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)6. Aawww... Very nice story. Thanks, Elleng.