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\"index\"<\/a>Yesterday, I read Stronger, the book by Jeff Bauman about his experience during and following the 2013 Boston Marathon.\u00a0 You may not recognize his name, but you would definitely recognize the photo of him from last year.\u00a0 He was the man in the wheelchair missing his legs.\u00a0 That photo was splashed everywhere, and in this book, I was horrified to learn that the photo is how his family and friends learned that he had been injured.<\/p>\n

I have to admit, I really enjoyed this book.\u00a0 Bauman didn’t pull any punches.\u00a0 At times, his spirits were high, and at times, they were very low.\u00a0 He doesn’t set himself out as some sort of great guy.\u00a0\u00a0 Just a normal guy dealing with a crappy situation.<\/p>\n

One thing I found very interesting were his comments about the public appearances he was asked to make.\u00a0 For example, when he was asked to wave a flag at a hockey game, were they just being nice and giving him a cool opportunity or were they just using him as a publicity prop?\u00a0 Given that at a later hockey game, he mentions that they wanted him to come out on the ice but they wanted him walking (he wasn’t ready for that), I’d say he was being used as a prop.\u00a0 But he made the appearances anyway because he felt it was important for all of the people who had done such nice things for him.<\/p>\n

Because of that now infamous picture of Jeff in the wheelchair, he is somewhat of a celebrity.\u00a0 People want to know how he is doing, which led to a lot of publicity requests.\u00a0 It was interesting to see how he chose who to speak to.\u00a0 The New York Times got interviews because they had sent a 24-year-old intern to cover the marathon and then let him continue the coverage and Jeff thought he was a nice guy.\u00a0 Brian Williams got an interview because he personally called Jeff’s publicity person (a friend of a friend volunteering to help him out).\u00a0 But I thought it was cool how he tried to share the opportunities he was given.\u00a0 He met other “less famous” bombing victims in the hospital and became friends with them and tried to share the opportunities.<\/p>\n

Jeff was very lucky, all things considered.\u00a0 Because of the state of his legs (or lack thereof) when he arrived at the hospital, his treatment was obvious.\u00a0 There was nothing to save.\u00a0 Other victims went through more surgeries because they were trying to save limbs.\u00a0 He was lucky in that he had no infections in his wounds.\u00a0 He physically healed very quickly.\u00a0 He had great insurance, though his mentions of the costs of his rehab and his legs make you wonder how he will make ends meet over the coming decades.<\/p>\n

I’m sure there will be criticisms of the book.\u00a0 Some will say that he’s cashing in.\u00a0 I think he’s getting out a story that many people want to hear.\u00a0 And hey, I think he deserves to cash in a bit.\u00a0 He’s going to need that money.<\/p>\n

So to sum up, if you’re interested in Jeff’s story, check out the book.\u00a0 It’s not a tough read, and he doesn’t go into great detail about the medical issues (if you’re squeamish, that might be a concern).\u00a0 He doesn’t set himself out as some great guy.\u00a0 Just a guy who happened to be somewhere where his life changed in an instant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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