Boston Bombing Survivor’s Charity Gives 1st Artificial Limb

BOSTON— Ever since she lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, Heather Abbott has devoted herself to giving others a leg up.On Monday, she'll accomplish that quite literally. The Heather Abbott Foundation will donate its first artificial limb to a...

FILE - In this March 20, 2014, file photo, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott speaks with a reporter at her home in Newport, R.I. The foundation that Abbott created will donate its first custom-made artificial limb to Hillary Cohen, of Walpole, Mass., who will have it fitted on Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Cohen’s right leg was amputated below the knee in 2014 because of complications from neurofibromatosis. Abbott had her own left leg amputated below the knee after sustaining severe injuries in the 2013 terrorist attack near the marathon finish line. AP Photo/Steven Senne, File

BOSTON— Ever since she lost a leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, Heather Abbott has devoted herself to giving others a leg up.

On Monday, she'll accomplish that quite literally. The Heather Abbott Foundation will donate its first artificial limb to a 26-year-old woman from Walpole, Massachusetts, who said it will let her do something she’s never been able to do before: walk in heels.

Hillary Cohen, whose right leg was amputated nearly two years ago, will be fitted Monday with a custom-made leg provided through Abbott’s foundation.

FILE - In this April 19, 2014, file photo, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott, center, dashes from the start line on her running blade during the Tribute Run during Boston Marathon weekend in Boston. AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File