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Celeste Corcoran, center, of Low ell, Mass., w ho lost her legs in the 2013 Boston Marathon explosion, is assisted by Ann-Marie
Starck, of Ashford, Conn., left, and Gabriel Martinez, of Golden, Colo., right, during a running clinic for challenged athletes
Sunday, Oct. 6, 2013, in Cambridge, Mass. In the clinic at Harvard University Sunday several victims of the April 15 explosions
w ere trying to run on new prosthetic legs. (Steven Senne | The Associated Press)

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The Boston Marathon bombing in April shocked

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Celeste Corcoran lost both of her legs in

explosions at the Marathon finish line while
waiting for her sister to finish the race. She was
there with her 18-year-old daughter Sydney.
Sydney's legs were also injured in the explosion,
though she did not require amputation.
Now, she has joined with dozens of other
amputees to learn how to walk, run and play on
prosthetic legs at a clinic for victims of the Boston
Marathon bombing and other amputees at the
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"Normally you walk around and you see

everybody with two legs. Especially in the
summertime -- all you see is legs," Corcoran told
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"I just want to be able to do the things that I did before," Corcoran said. "So many
people have my back, I feel like I can do it. I'm trying my hardest to enjoy being alive."
Corcoran hopes to one day be able to run a 5k race on her prosthetic legs.
Pete DiMartino, 28, and Rebekah Gregory, 26, both seriously injured in the blasts at the
Marathon are rebuilding in a different way.
On Friday, the happy couple got engaged. NBC

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DiMartino suffered broken bones in his ankles and a loss of 90 percent of his right
Achilles' tendon, while Gregory, who has undergone 14 surgeries already, is still battling
to avoid amputation of her left leg.

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short life really is and how we don't really know how much time we have
left. And I know that with my time there is nobody else I would want to
spend it with. It made me realize how much I cared about him and how
much he was the only person for me."

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As these victims and others strive to move forward with their lives, a group in
Massachusetts has organized an event to honor the first responders who helped save
lives at the April 15 attacks, according to Boston.com
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The Hundred Club of Mass. Inc. will also recognize MIT Officer Sean Collier and MBTA
Officer Richard Donohue for bravery. Collier was killed by the bombing suspects, while
Donohue was shot and critically injured during a police showdown with the suspects in
Watertown, Mass.
But the effects of the blast extend beyond those injured at the finish line. Security is
being tightened at the upcoming Ironman World Championship on the Big Island of
Hawaii's Kona Coast this Saturday.
Pacific Business News
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and asking spectators to leave bags at home and report suspicious activity along the
race course.

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