Resolve, Resilience & Random Acts of Kindness: One Woman's Journey After the Boston Marathon Bombing.

SmartHERNews

Jenna Lee

Education, News

5 • 615 Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

On a beautiful spring day in 2013, Michelle L'Heureux ventured to the finish line of the Boston Marathon, never anticipating she would become one of 260+ people injured in a terrorist attack; 3 people died that day, and the terrorists also killed a MIT police officer in the manhunt. Now 8 years later Michelle shares her story, describing how she has channeled her experience into strength - and how we can join her in honoring this important day through random acts of kindness.

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0:00.0	Hello from the Heartland.
0:04.0	My name is Jenna, and this is Smarter News, news when it matters and why it matters.
0:10.3	Our Smarter series features unique people who help us think and live smarter.
0:17.3	Michelle, how would you describe the morning of April 15th, 2013?
0:24.2	It was a beautiful day. A beautiful morning.
0:29.0	And how would you describe the evening of April 15th, 2013?
0:35.2	Scared and confused.
0:37.8	What happened in between those two points?
0:42.8	Well, I started off my day, working out, took my dogs for a walk on the beach, went home.
0:50.5	I was puttering around the house, had music on.
0:53.3	I was really happy to be going downtown.
0:55.9	It was going to be my first time standing at the finish line.
1:00.8	Typically in the past, I always stood out in Newton on Commonwealth Ave, less crowded, more space.
1:08.8	And that year, I decided to join a group of girlfriends for a little champagne brunch.
1:15.8	And one of our girlfriends lived right in back bay.
1:21.0	And so I got my stuff together, had signs for friends that were running.
1:26.4	All of us, between the group of us, we had like six people we were tracking.
1:32.0	And I headed down to the red line, got on the train and headed into the city to meet my friends.
1:39.4	And what you're talking about is the Boston Marathon, which is a huge day in Boston.
1:45.2	I think for those of us that maybe had an experience, it.
1:48.4	So it's an amazing day.
1:49.9	It marks not only the Marathon Day, but we're marking an important part of American history,
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