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Rebekah Gregory

Biography

Rebekah Gregory

Rebekah Gregory is a woman and mother whose life was forever changed due to the bombings at the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013. This act of terrorism may have claimed her leg, but it could not claim her spirit. She is now a powerful motivational speaker who encourages people all across the country with her message of faith and hope. She lives in Houston, Texas, with her son, daughter and college-sweetheart-turned-husband.

Rebekah Gregory

Books by Rebekah Gregory

Taking My Life Back: My Story of Faith, Determination, and Surviving the Boston Marathon Bombing
by Rebekah Gregory with Anthony Flacco - Christian, Christian Living, Memoir, Nonfiction

On April 15, 2013, Rebekah Gregory and her five-year-old son waited at the finish line of the Boston Marathon to support a friend who was running. When the blast of a homemade bomb packed with nails and screws went off three feet away, Rebekah's legs took the brunt of the explosion, protecting her son from certain death. Seventeen surgeries and 65 procedures later, she finally made the decision to have her left leg amputated. This stirring memoir tells the story of her remarkable recovery and explores the peace we experience when we learn to trust God with every part of our lives: the good, the bad and even the terrifying.