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preventing greater disability, loss of limb and loss of life. so there s no doubt that her showing up as fast as possible played a role in her rapid recovery. leo, the president, president obama, came to see both you and kaitlyn. that must have been quite a moment. it sure was, yeah. there was certainly, i wish it was under different circumstances, but it was a real pleasure and honor to meet him. what did he have to say to you? well, you know, to the room, there were some other victims and their families and friends there and to the room, he delivered what was a very inspirational speech, if you will, about seeing people who were victims of these type of injuries at walter reed in his visits there, and in monitoring their recovery and seeing them all, you know, recover fully or get better. it was very inspirational i think for everybody to hear. he told them all to have faith in their doctors and their nurses and their family and
i m going to rise above this. it s always going to be a scar but i m not going to let them win. not going to let them stop me from living a normal, happy, healthy life. especially here in boston, because boston s a great city. that s kaitlyn, a survivor from the boston bombings, saved by leo fonseca, a friend who was also injured. leo joins me with dr. david king, a trauma surgeon at mass general hospitals, who ran the marathon, then went to hospital to treat the wounded. welcome to you both. leo, let me start with you. where were you when these bombs went off? we were on boylston street not far from the finish line, and after looking at the photos that i ve seen from that day, we were probably only three or four feet from where the first bomb went off. and what was your instant reaction after they had gone off?
wound itself and the nerves that go to the skin, and honestly, that s relatively easy for us to manage. the neuropathic pain, the pain that comes from nerves getting confused about how to regenerate and how to connect and sometimes spontaneous depolarization of injured nerves can be somewhat more problematic to treat. we have a variety of ways to do that. and in a multi-disciplinary team at the hospital that helps manage that type of pain, which can be quite a bit more of a challenge than ordinary surgical pain. right. did you actually have anything to do with kaitlyn at all during her time there? so i have to i have to correct leo in only the nicest way, of course. i participated in her care, but
friends, but mostly to have faith in themselves. and i think that that was really something that, you know, was inspirational to everybody that was there. to kaitlyn and i personally, he made a couple of jokes and he gave me a big hug and he whispered something in my ear that he told me was a matter of national security so i certainly can t share it with you. i m not going to share that, either. finally, leo, how is kaitlyn doing? she s doing better. she s home now, which is certainly lifted her spirits, although you know, to dr. king s point, she was cared for very, very well at mass general. the nurses on her floor were unbelievable and all the doctors were great, but i think there s a lot to be said for being in your own home and she s home now and is in much better spirits and you know, she is a bundle of positive energy and if anyone can get back from where she is, it s certainly her. that s great to hear. leo, you were a hero that day. dr. king, you and your entire team a
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