Heather Abbott honored by PawSox

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott was honored at McCoy Stadium Monday night as part of the team’s My Hero Mondays. She was the first honoree under the new program.

Abbot shared the spotlight with fellow amputee 8-year-old Kori Tickel, who received a prosthetic leg from her foundation a few month’s back.

"Being able to help other amputees have that same opportunity have that help in their healing process is really important. It’s helped me as well to make some kind of sense out of something that senseless,” said Abbott.

Tickel is the second person to receive a prosthetic leg from Abbott’s foundation. The 8-year-old from Somerset lost part of her leg in a lawn mowing accident when she was two.

"It’s just unbelievable,” said Kori’s dad, Scott Tickel. “I mean she would have never got that leg if it wasn’t for Heather so she’s helping people tremendously."

"it’s awesome," said Kori Tickel.

Abbott says her non-profit is doing well. They are in the process of helping a third person receive a prosthesis and have plans to help two  more in the near future.

"We’re really excited about that things are really moving along,” said Abbott.

The Newport native will be in Boston this coming Monday for the third marathon since the twin bombings.

"For me the marathon was always a fun day before 2013 I always looked forward to it and that hasn’t changed since that day,” said Abbott.

Abbott says this year she’s most looking forward to cheering on the 10 runners who are part of team limb-it-less, a group raising money for her organization.

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