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Dancing Again, This Time on a New Leg

Yesterday we reported that Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the ballroom dancer who lost part of her leg in the Boston Marathon bombings, would take the stage at the TED2014 conference in Vancouver. And take the stage she did—well, more like burned a hole through it! The special performance came Wednesday afternoon during a session given by Hugh […]

Adrianne Haslet-Davis: Ready to Dance Again

  Adrianne Haslet-Davis (Photo by Bizuayehu Tesfaye/AP) Last spring , we introduced you to Adrianne Haslet-Davis, a dancer who lost her left foot as a result of the Boston Marathon bombings. Her story is heartbreaking, to say the least, but from the moment tragedy struck, Adrianne presented an optimistic, hopeful and, frankly, beautiful outlook. “I can’t […]

Be Inspired by this Boston Bombing Survivor

Adrianne Haslet-Davis and her husband, Adam Davis, still smiling after last week’s tragedy. After the horrific tragedy of last week’s Boston Marathon bombing, it’s nice to see stories of hope and resilience (and heroics!) popping up around the web. But things really hit home when I came across Adrianne Haslet-Davis’s story. Before last Monday’s marathon, […]