Haver
24-09-2005, 10:55 AM
http://www.guardian.co.uk/attackonlondon/story/0,16132,1577406,00.html
Martine Wright was one of the most seriously injured survivors of the July 7 suicide bombings - the last person to be pulled out of the carnage of the Aldgate tube. She was only feet away from the bomber; three people around her were killed outright. Now, speaking for the first time, she tells her story to the Guardian: the nightmare of the day, the appalling shock when she was told that she had lost both legs, the physical and mental struggle to rebuild her life and, unexpectedly, the fight for adequate compensation. Now, Ms Wright, a 32-year-old international marketing manager, may not be able to return to her job and faces bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds for adaptations to her home, specialist prosthetic legs and ongoing care.
A moving, thought-provoking account, and one that I'd like you to read.
Martine Wright was one of the most seriously injured survivors of the July 7 suicide bombings - the last person to be pulled out of the carnage of the Aldgate tube. She was only feet away from the bomber; three people around her were killed outright. Now, speaking for the first time, she tells her story to the Guardian: the nightmare of the day, the appalling shock when she was told that she had lost both legs, the physical and mental struggle to rebuild her life and, unexpectedly, the fight for adequate compensation. Now, Ms Wright, a 32-year-old international marketing manager, may not be able to return to her job and faces bills of hundreds of thousands of pounds for adaptations to her home, specialist prosthetic legs and ongoing care.
A moving, thought-provoking account, and one that I'd like you to read.