7-year-old Jane Richard walking after losing her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing. (Family photo.)
Leonard Greene
The New York Post
8/15/2013
She’s the face of strength and hope after the horror.
Missing her left leg and her beloved big brother, a plucky 7-year-old girl returned home for the first since a pair of terrorists set off two pressure cooker bombs at the Boston Marathon finish line, her family said today.
Jane Richard’s brother Martin was among three people killed when the twin bombs ripped through the thick crowd on Patriots’ Day in Massachusetts four months ago.
Ever since, amid the grief, and the pain and the bitter confusion, young Jane has learned to walk again the same way she is learning to move on — one step at a time…
…“Jane continues to be an incredible source of inspiration – and exhaustion. The loss of her leg has not slowed her one bit, or deterred her in any way…
…Jane’s mother, Denise, 43, suffered head injuries and lost sight in one eye. Her father, lost hearing from the blast and had several shrapnel wounds in his legs…
Read the entire article at The New York Post.
This Monday April 15, 2013 photo provided by Ben Thorndike shows the scene following an explosion at the Boston Marathon.
