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COP26 seals breakthrough climate deal after major compromises. Many of the worst injuries suffered by Boston victims involved shrapnel-like material that was embedded in wounds. Surgeons were still working to remove these materials. In some cases, small pieces of shrapnel that did not pose an immediate threat to blood vessels and other structures would probably be left in the body.
Surgery was performed on nine of those patients, one of whom required amputation. At Massachusetts General Hospital, eight of the 34 patients treated were in very severe condition and required extensive surgery, said Dr. George Velmahos, chief of trauma surgery. Those operations included an unspecified number of amputations, he said.
Patients who have lost limbs face a long road to recovery, experts say, but not as long as the one they would have faced decades ago. Christina Skoski, a retired anesthesiologist who lives in Huntington Beach, was 15 years old when she had her left leg surgically amputated at the hip. She is now a member of the scientific and medical advisory committee of the Amputee Coalition, a national group that provides resources to those who have lost limbs.
Abbott was impacted by the second blast and blown into a nearby restaurant. And my foot felt like it was on fire. Four days and three surgeries later, Abbott was faced with an agonizing decision: live a lifetime of pain or have her leg amputated below the knee. With the guidance of her doctors and other amputees, Abbott decided to undergo the amputation. Read More. Abbott received a prosthesis for walking but said insurance would not cover any additional prostheses that would allow her to live the full life she had.
With the help of donations and organizations that assisted the victims of the bombing, Abbott was gifted a lifelike prosthetic leg that allowed her to wear high heels again and other prostheses that allowed her to run and paddleboard. Often, insurance companies will only cover a basic prosthesis for walking, deeming cosmetic prostheses medically unnecessary.
So, in December , she created the Heather Abbott Foundation. Its beneficiaries range in age from 6 to 58 and have been gifted prostheses that allow them to wear high heels, run, swim, and play sports.
Kori Tickel was one of the first recipients -- a young girl who had lost her leg after a lawnmower accident when she was 2. An avid athlete, Tickel wanted a running prosthesis that would allow her to keep up with her teammates. Abbott gifted her a running blade and has continued to help Tickel over the years as she grew out of her prostheses. The Boston Marathon bombings were awful unprovoked acts of violence, and innocent people shouldn't have to pay for the evil of others.
That said, some are concerned that the media circus that's been swarming around the Boston bombings is stealing attention and dollars away from the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, which was in fact a deadlier tragedy. The Texas victims have some help but not much. Skip to content Site Navigation The Atlantic.
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