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PHOTOS: Boston Marathon survivor opts to have leg amputated after 18 months of pain

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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