"Sometimes unforgettable moments are left out of
compelling stories. Many powerful elements of the
story of Derek McGinnis’s journey from near death at
the hands of a suicide bomber to recovery were
sacrificed in the name of length and sensitivity.
The operation that kept Derek out of the 2005 Marine
Marathon was no trifle. An amputated leg sometimes
tries to grow back. But the bony tissue is webbed and
goes all over. Something like a coral reef was poking
through what was left of Derek’s leg. Medical
personnel gave him a model of the presurgery femur.
The coral mass that had shards like glass were poking
from the inside. And two pieces of shrapnel were still
imbedded in the bone."
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