Heather Abbott to speak in Middletown - 1 yr later

For Immediate Release:   Boston Marathon Survivor Heather Abbott to speak about her recovery Date:  Tuesday, March 25, 2014 Location:  OLYMPIC PHYSICAL THERAPY - 1181 Aquidneck Ave.  Middletown RI Time:  10:45am 
Heather Abbott of Newport, RI will speak about what her recovery has been like over the past year since the Bombings at the Boston Marathon.  Heather is back to doing most of the things she loves including running and her fitness routine.  Over the past 11 months Heather has been seeing Bert Reid, P.T. D.P.T. of Olympic Physical Therapy.  Bert will speak as well on Tuesday regarding Heather's recovery.  
Recently, Heather’s story has also made it to the United Kingdom. She is featured in the April UK edition of Marie Claire magazine in a story called “Boston Bombers Won’t Stop Running.” The magazine is currently on sale in the UK and will be on sale at Barnes & Noble in the US around March 23rd. 
Heather continues with speaking engagements around the US, including Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Heath Services, Remax Employee Awards Gala, and Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel Conference in Marco Island, FL.
She recently attended the book release party in NYC for “Leggy Blonde,” the memoir of Aviva Drescher, amputee and Real Housewives of New York City reality TV star. Heather will be making a guest appearance on an episode of the Real Housewives soon. The exact date of her appearance is TBD, but the series season premiere is Tuesday, March 11th at 9:00pm EST on Bravo TV. 
On April 1st a book called “Long Mile Home” will be released. The book recalls the events of the Boston Marathon bombing, and features Heather’s story as well as four other individuals affected by the attacks. Heather will be participating in various interviews and book signing events to promote sales of the book, a portion of which will go to the One Fund which benefits victims of the bombing.
It will soon be one year since that horrific day which changed her life forever. Heather will be attending the Boston Marathon next month with her friends and will also be participating in many events leading up to the one year anniversary. Look for her on the local and national news in the coming weeks.
A Facebook page has been created so that you can continue to follow Heather’s progress after the one year anniversary. The page is called “Heather Abbott: Road to Recovery.” Please search for it and remember to “like” it. This page also links to her Twitter account @luvpugs92. 
www.gofundme.com/heatherabbott for photos.
Olympic Physical Therapy will be making a commitment to Heather to raise $10,000 for her efforts to raise money for her prosthetics.  She currently is at $190,000 and her goal is $500,000.  


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