Boston bomb, Couple's Feet Equally Amputees

Boston bomb, Couple's Feet Equally Amputees

Boston bomb left a deep sorrow on the newlywed couple, Patrick and Jessica Downes. Both suffered severe injuries due to shrapnel which exploded during the event Boston Marathon on Monday.

P asanganyang married last August, each lost a leg in the blast at the knees. Yesterday both underwent surgery for amputation. Downes finished first, with only the loss of one leg. Being his wife, who works as a nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital, is in danger of losing the other leg as well.

Patricks, 30, and Jessica, 32 years old, attended the Boston Marathon to cheer on the participants. Both participated in the previous year as a participant.

Both are separated after the explosion. They were taken by emergency services to two different hospitals.

Friends describe Patrick as 'lads Boston last'. He said the city has a distinctive accent, among other difficult to distinguish when she says parking (parking) with packing (packing).

Patrick graduated from Boston College and nicknamed 'Jesus' in school because of his kindness. Jessica're coming from California. He attended the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and is described as a selfless and funny with "extraordinary spirit".

The couple began dating in 2006 and the photos posted on a social networking site shows they really enjoy living in Boston.

After the incident, friends and relatives make GiveForward site for people to donate money to help their rehabilitation and medical expenses. Jess Patrick pat-story with sympathy cemengetuk citizens of cyberspace. To this day, donations collected at U.S. $ 450 thousand more.

Because of the high response netter, GiveForward site can not be accessed even had time yesterday, writes NBC News.

Jessica and Patrick's family posted a thank you to everyone who has donated. "Your support in just 24 hours very much, no words to describe it to repay your kindness and generosity is very meaningful for our family," they wrote.