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| Boston Marathon bombing survivor engaged to fireman who saved her life | |
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| A woman who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing is now engaged to the firefighter who saved her. | A woman who lost her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing is now engaged to the firefighter who saved her. |
| Roseann Sdoia tells The New York Post that she and firefighter Mike Materia got engaged during a trip to Nantucket in December. | Roseann Sdoia tells The New York Post that she and firefighter Mike Materia got engaged during a trip to Nantucket in December. |
| Sdoia was standing near the finish line during the 2013 Boston Marathon when the bombs went off, badly mangling her leg. | |
| Materia rushed to help her, and stayed with her on the ride to the hospital. | |
| He continued to visit her in intensive care and they struck up a friendship. | He continued to visit her in intensive care and they struck up a friendship. |
| Two months after the bombing, they went on their first date. | Two months after the bombing, they went on their first date. |
| They plan to marry this fall and are releasing a book next month titled Perfect Strangers, about four people affected by the bombing. | They plan to marry this fall and are releasing a book next month titled Perfect Strangers, about four people affected by the bombing. |
| AP | AP |
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