On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory DiMartino’s whole life changed in the blink of an eye. One minute she was running in the annual Boston Marathon, and the next she was on the ground fearing for her life.
Since the infamous attack, many of the survivors have come forth and inspired millions — like Adrienne, the professional dancer who didn’t let a double amputation hold her back.
But for Rebekah, her biggest obstacle wasn’t just her debilitated — and later amputated — leg, but her fear.
Now she’s facing those fears head-on, and she’s doing it for all to see: in a Facebook post that’s now gone viral, Rebekah has publicly addressed the still-living of the two Boston Marathon Bombing perpetrators himself, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Since first sustaining her terrible leg injuries, Rebekah has handled her struggles with a bright smile and a strong sense of humor. After her amputation, she even gave her prosthetic legs funny nicknames (Forrest and Felicia).
But this Facebook post exhibits a very different kind of strength, one that isn’t accompanied by a smile or a laugh — but rather, a stoney countenance and the firm resolve, “I am not afraid anymore.”
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