On April 15, 2013, Chylinski was watching runners finish the 26.2-mile course when two terrorists planted pressure cooker bombs that exploded within seconds of each other, turning the celebratory scene into one of sheer panic and destruction.
Three people were killed - 8-year-old Martin Richard, 23-year-old Lingzi Lu and 29-year-old Krystle Campbell - and over 200 were wounded, including 17 people who lost limbs in the attack. In the following weeks and months, the emotional and psychological toll would surface among those who survived and responded to the devastating tragedy.David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
"I felt like I didn't have any right to be upset or complain or have these feelings," Chylinski said. "The triggers are always sense based, so a number of the folks that were part of the group talked about the sound, you know, sudden loud sounds. So anything like a balloon popping or fireworks were very triggering for folks," Manners said.
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