[Note for the Perpetually Outraged: I'm laughing with her, not at her.]
Posted on 11/11/2014 8:34:18 PM PST by Slings and Arrows
A Boston Marathon bombing survivor had her left leg amputated on Monday — after bidding farewell to the limb during a heartwarming party.
Rebekah DiMartino, 27, of Richmond, Texas, was one of the more than 260 people injured on April 15, 2013, when bombs were detonated near the race’s finishing line.
The mother and newlywed treated her leg to a pedicure and held a “last supper” party for it over the weekend before going under the knife.
“I'm sure it won't come as a shock to you when I say that we've grown apart. The love that we once had has dwindled, and this relationship has become a real burden on my life,” she wrote in an open letter to the damaged limb on Facebook.
DiMartino, formerly Gregory, underwent 17 surgeries to try to save her leg before finally deciding to part ways with it, according to NBC News.
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Hey it's me.
I'm sure it won't come as a shock to you when I say that we've grown apart. The love that we once had has dwindled, and this relationship has become a real burden on my life. We have been through a lot together. We have seen a lot of places, done a lot of things, and you have helped me through some of the toughest steps thus far. I promise to always treasure that. And I'm not saying this isn't hard for me. It is. But as tough as it may be, I feel like our time together has come to an end. I need to feel everyday that by having a relationship with you, I am becoming a better person. And for a long while now, I haven't felt like that. Instead, I feel like you are holding me back from really reaching my full potential. Now I get this is probably pretty tough to hear me say, but I have never lied to you and I don't plan to start now. What I need is something you can't give me anymore. And the empathy that you require, I can no longer handle. I love you. I really do. But I think I need to start on the next leg of my journey. So with that said, I have enclosed a gift certificate that I hope you will use. Go get yourself one last pedicure on me and enjoy it because tomorrow...I will be cutting you out of my life for good.
Wishing you the best wherever you end up,
Rebekah
[Note for the Perpetually Outraged: I'm laughing with her, not at her.]
That was quite a feat of courage.
She transcended the agony of de feet!
Why is Tsarnaev still alive?
you conquer evil with love and laugher and courage....go to hell muzzie fanatics...
Maybe Rolling Stone will put a photo of the leg on the cover of their magazine like they did the terrorist scumbag
That’ll be the day.
Maybe she'll beat him to death with it.
That would definitely be cover material.
Revenge is best served cold.
Leftists love muslim mass murderers.
freeze the leg solid and then whack Tsarnaev or however its spelled
Yup.
One of Star Trek’s best episodes dealt with exactly that.
It was called “Wolf In The Fold”.
And she’ll never face the agony of having to choose between that pair and despair of socks, again.
Ugh! Now the shoe’s on the other foot.
Ouch, really a shame to lose a leg like that.
Well, she didn’t even know the leg’s name, so how far can that relationship really go?
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