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Monday, November 10, 2014
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah DiMartino has opted to have her it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
Rebekah DiMartino, before the Boston Marathon bombings.
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After 17 procedures to save her left foot, Boston Marathon survivor Rebekah Gregory has opted to have it amputated, saying that it will be a "new beginning."
Rebekah Gregory's New Day New Hope/Facebook
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