Boston Marathon bombing survivor engaged to fireman who saved her life
Roseann Sdoia to marry Mike Materia after he came to her aid in terror attack that cost her her leg
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Your support makes all the difference.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.
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.
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.
AP
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