'I remember laying in my hospital bed, kind of wondering, 'What is life going to be like one year from now, five years from now, 10 year from now.' I don't think I could have imagined that I would be here.'
Her left leg was nearly amputated."The woman's husband who was holding my hand, he was a retired Army Special Forces, and he was the first one who first really noticed that I was in danger. I had a large gash on the inside of my knee that I was bleeding out of, in addition to my lower leg injuries," she explained."I had a resident kneel by my side and say, 'We are most likely going to have to amputate at least your foot.
"It's just been amazing to watch -- just to see Michele run is crazy," said Joni Brown, director of rehab and sports medicine at Milford Regional Medical Center. According to Brown, Blackburn's therapist was able to teach her how to reduce the swelling in her legs through several procedures. "With this type of therapy, really the crux of it is to teach the patients and to give them the tools to do what they need to do in order to manage their lymphedema and to empower them," Brown explained.
Now, Blackburn will move with her feet, but run from the heart, as she proves to her family, friends and herself that sometimes the finish line is just the beginning."I think it's going to be really emotional, but I think it's just going to be another step in the healing journey, which I think we're all on for different reasons," she said."I think that we're all just chasing that feeling of feeling proud of ourselves and feeling healed.
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