Jeff Bauman, Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Pictured In Iconic Photo, Walks

Jeff Bauman, the Boston bombing victim who’s become the face of resilience since the attacks, recently took his first steps toward independence.
In its extensive profile, The New York Times painted the painstaking efforts Bauman, who lost both legs in the bombings, has made in order to heal and learn to live with his injuries. The 27-year-old is perhaps one of the most well known survivors -- in large part because of a gruesome photo that went viral, showing him being wheeled away from the finish line with a peace activist in a cowboy hat pinching his artery closed.


Now, nearly two months after the bombings and a number of surgeries, Bauman manages his pain with a baggie of prescribed pills and works with a physical therapist to strengthen his body and learn to walk again with his prosthetics.
“I just want to get to the places I can’t get in the wheelchair, you know? I want to stand up,” Bauman told his prosthetist’s assistant, according to the Times.
With his mom and girlfriend by his side, Bauman recently took his first few steps.