Taking My Life Back [Paperback] Flacco, Anthony and Gregory, Rebekah

Rebekah Gregory was standing three feet from the second bomb at the Boston Marathon finish line when it detonated. The blast tore through her left leg, leaving her with seventeen surgeries, years of chronic pain, and a choice: let trauma define her, or take her life back. This is the story of that fight — raw, unflinching, and ultimately victorious. Gregory doesn't sugarcoat the darkness: PTSD, phantom pain, the slow erosion of normalcy. But she also chronicles the moments of defiant joy, the decision to amputate, the return to running. Co-written with Anthony Flacco, this is survivor testimony that refuses to be inspirational fluff. It's gritty, honest, and bracingly human. For anyone rebuilding after crisis, or anyone who needs to remember what resilience actually looks like.