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Seven marathons, seven days, seven continents - blind. Paula Radcliffe's marathon tips. Image source, AP. In the first two days of testimony , prosecutors called more than a dozen witnesses, including several marathon spectators who described losing limbs. About two dozen survivors, friends and family members were in the courtroom Monday. Last week, Tsarnaev showed no reaction to the vivid and powerful stories delivered just feet in front of him, but jurors and spectators in the courtroom found it painful to hear.
Three people died and more than others were injured when twin bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Less than 30 minutes later, Tarnaev calmly walked into a Whole Foods store in Cambridge and bought a half-gallon of milk. The jury was shown store surveillance video of him making the purchase. Jurors also watched a timeline video compiled by the FBI using surveillance video from stores and restaurants near the marathon finish line.
The video, which shows both brothers' movements around the time of the bombings, focuses on Dzhokhar and shows him carrying a backpack up until he gets to the front of the a restaurant, when he is shown dropping the bag from his shoulder. One frame then shows the backpack at his feet. Tsarnaev and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, lost both of his legs in the blast.
Each of these survivors have undergone multiple surgeries and many of them continue to experience severe pain even five years later. However, the doctors and researchers who helped them get back on their feet say the advances in prosthetic technology that resulted from working with the survivors is a silver lining of the bombing.
Jane Richard, who was six when she lost her left leg below the knee and her eight-year-old brother in the attack, can now participate in dance class like a regular year-old. Jeff Bauman, who helped identify the bombers, is pictured left with Jake Gyllenhaal at the premiere of Patriots Day. Karen Rand McWatters is pictured right after running a 10K in Steve Woolfenden, pictured with wife Amber and son Leo, realized that his leg had been blown off by the bomb as he tried to get three-year-old Leo away from the finish line.
Dr Potter is the chief of orthopedics at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland, where three survivors were treated and doctors are attempting some of the cutting-edge procedures.
Five years ago top-of-the-line prosthetic technology was typically developed in trials with wounded soldiers. There are nearly 2 million people with amputations in the United States, many of whom rely on prosthetics to perform everyday activities. Artificial limbs have been around for centuries, but technology has seen drastic improvements particularly in the last decade.
Early prosthetics were intended to replace the limb aesthetically and create a sense of 'wholeness'. Modern artificial limbs have been designed to help amputees return to the lifestyle they were accustomed to before losing a limb.
With the help of nerve mapping and computer chips, today's devices allow people to do things such as open water bottles and pick things up with the artificial fingers. Researchers are now working to develop technology that would allow amputees to feel things through their artificial limbs.
By working with the Boston Marathon survivors, researchers have been able to develop technology that more effectively fits the average person, allowing the survivors to do more of the things they used to. For example, Karen Rand McWatters, the woman who lost her left leg and watched her friend Krystle Campbell die at the finish line, is now able to participate in 10Ks. Rebekah Gregory, a year-old from Houston who lost her left leg, is able to rock climb.
Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, newlyweds at the time of the attack that took one of his legs and both of hers, are able to take their dog to the park. Marc Fucarile, a year-old who lost his right leg after the attack and experiences constant pain from damage in his left, can take his bike out around Boston. Marc has been fitted with a carbon fiber and titanium prosthetic commonly used by wounded veterans. The government closed with testimony from more victims and family members, an FBI field photographer, and a Massachusetts surgeon describing the horrors of the bombing, the aftermath, and the ongoing recovery.
One of the final witnesses called, amputee Marc Fucarile, testified from a wheelchair and glared at Tsarnaev as the convicted bomber stared straight ahead, making no eye contact with him. Fucarile said he has endured 60 surgeries and told the jury how injuries to his other leg may eventually lead to him becoming a double-amputee.
The final witness called by the government, amputee Steve Woolfenden, whose 3-year-old son Leo was featured in one of the iconic photos from the incident, testified about realizing his leg had been severed as he tried to flee the scene with his son.
Leo suffered a skull fracture and laceration.
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