Hannah Nabors, a special education teacher in Rome, lost her left leg last February after she was pinned under her car for two hours following a crash.
But Nabors, who is also a cross country and soccer coach, was immediately determined not to let the loss of a limb stop her from living her life. After waking up from surgery, Nabors told her family that she wanted to run the Boston Marathon.
She quickly learned, though, that because she was a state employee, her insurance would not cover the running blade she would need to pursue her goal.
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