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In this Monday, Feb. 13, 2017 photo, Heather Abbott, right, prosthetist David Rotter, left, and Vidal Lopez talk amongst themselves at the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital, in the Near West Side neighborhood. Abbott, a survivor of the Boston Marathon bombing and founder of The Heather Abbott Foundation, teamed up with Scheck & Siress, a Chicago based prosthetic firm, to provide Lopez with new customizable prosthetic legs. Vidal was born in Chicago but grew up in Mexico. A car crash involving a tractor trailer in July 2016, left him without his legs. He wrote to the Heather Abbott Foundation with hopes to receive a grant to help him pay for the prosthetic legs that he needed. Heather was touched by his story and decided to provide Vidal with the financial support he needed to secure his future. (Alyssa Pointer/Chicago Tribune via AP)
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Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott carries a symbolic torch as she crosses the marathon finish line in Boston, Sunday, April 13, 2014, for the last leg of a cross country charity run that began in March in California. Abbott, along with other survivors and family members joined the relay runners for the final half-block to the finish. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
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In this March 20, 2014 photo, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott pauses while speaking with a reporter at her home in Newport, R.I. Abbott wants to be able do all the things she did before the bombing a year ago. That’s why she made the difficult decision to have her left leg amputated. Four surgeons had told her there was a good possibility she would never walk again. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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In this March 20, 2014 photo, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott, of Newport, R.I., speaks with a reporter at her home in Newport, R.I. Within four months of getting a prosthetic leg, Abbott went paddle boarding. Soon after, she got a special leg so she could walk in 4-inch heels, her preferred footwear. She also has a special running blade, as well as an “everyday” leg. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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In this April 8, 2014 photo, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott, of Newport, R.I., runs on a track in Middletown, R.I. Besides her special running blade, she has an “everyday” leg, and a special prosthetic leg so she can walk in 4-inch heels, her preferred footwear. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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In this March 20, 2014 photo, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott speaks with a reporter at her home in Newport, R.I. A year after she lost her left leg in the bombing, Abbott said she’s determined to get back to doing the things she did before. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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In this May 11, 2013 file photo, Boston Marathon bombing victim Heather Abbott, center, of Newport, R.I., throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston. Abbott plans to spend marathon day in 2014 where she should have been last year: with her friends at the restaurant where she was waiting in line when the bombs went off. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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FILE - In this April 25, 2013 file photo, Heather Abbott, of Newport, R.I., is wheeled into a news conference past members of the media at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston. Abbott had her left leg amputated below the knee following injuries she sustained at the Boston Marathon bombings on April 15. Abbott wants to be able do all the things she did before the bombing. That’s why she made the difficult decision to have her left leg amputated. Four surgeons had told her there was a good possibility she would never walk again. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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MBTA police officer Richard Donohue, left, hugs Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz as Boston Marathon bombings survivor Heather Abbott, center, stands nearby before the Red Sox's baseball homer-opener against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park in Boston, Friday, April 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
