Laying on the ground amid the wreckage of the Boston Marathon bombings, Sydney Corcoran knew  she faced a long road to recovery. The 18-year-old's femoral artery had been severed and if it wasn't for the kindhearted strangers that fought to save her she would have bled to death. And having been given that second chance at life, the teen is wasting no time. Just weeks after the blast, she last night stepped out for her high school prom and was promptly named Lowell High School's Prom Queen. Queen of the dance: Sydney's femoral artery had been severed by the bomb and her legs were shredded - but she made it to her ball
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Sydney Corcoran's femoral artery had been severed by the bomb
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Despite having to use crutches she made it to her dance
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Was crowned Prom Queen and is due to start college in autumn
The @placeholder student is set to attend community college this autumn.