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FromTragedytoTriumph.ANewHomeforANewLife.
TEENAKATZ
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ONTHENEXTEPISODEOF
FromTragedytoTriumph.ANewHomeforANewLife.
ThreeyearsaHeratragicaccident,whichresultedinthelossofbothherlegs,Teenaandherhusband,
Ben,arereadyforthenextstepintheirlives.Alwaysmovingforwardandnevergivingup,Teena,nowin
prostheScs,islookingforahomesheandBencanstartafamilyin.
Luckyenoughtobelivinginafairlyaccessible,stair-free,firstfloorapartment,attheSmeofher
accident,TeenaandBenthinkit’sSmetofindaplacetocallhome.Thecouplewouldliketomoveoutof
theirrentalandfindsomethingoftheirown,butfindingsomethingthatbothalleviatesallthechallenges
thatTeenamayfaceonadailybasisandbeapropertywheretheycanstartafamily,requiresthehelpof
thePropertyBrothers.
CanDrewandJonathancometotherescueofTeenaandBen,asthecouplefacesyetanotherchallenge?
Asyouhaveheardsinceyouarenowonthispage,Teena,thesweetest,mostkind-heartedgirlwashitbythe7trainonDecember26,2013around9:30pm.
Sheisluckytohavesurvivedbutshelostonelegrightbelowthehipandtheotherlegbelowtheknee.ForthoseofyouwhoknowTeena,youknowsheis
alwaystheonethinkingaboutothers,thegirlthatfrequentlyparScipatesincharityevents,thepersonwhomakesyousmileandtheonewhowillalways
helpwhenyouneedit.
Itwasn’tshockingtolearnthatthefirstwordsTeenasaidtothepoliceofficerwhopulledheroutwere,“I’msorryIamdelayingthetrain.Canyougetmeout
ofhere?”
Teenaalwaysthinksaboutothersfirst.AbeauSful,bright31-year-oldwoman,Teenahasherlifeaheadofher.Whileitisamiracleshedidnotdieinsucha
horrificaccident,shehasanincrediblylongrecoveryaheadofher.Teenawouldneveraskforhelpbecauseshewouldn’twanttoburdenanyone.Butso
manyofyouwhoknowandlovethegirlthatisalwayshelpingothers,haveaskedhowsheisdoingandhowyoucanhelpher.
Thissitewascreatedastheanswer.Wewillpostupdatesonherprogressandletyouknowhowsheisdoing.Therewillalsobeacalendarforthosewho
wanttovisittoorganizefolksandnotoverwhelmher(surgerydaysleaveherquiteloopysowewillblockoutthosedays!).It’salsoaplaceforthosewho
wanttocontributetoherrecoveryinsomeway.Wearegratefulforalltheadvicethatwehavegohensofarandreallyappreciatehearingotherpeople’s
stories.WhileTeenaisaninspiraSontoallofusaroundher,sheneedsallthesupportshecanget—goodthoughtsandwishes,prayers,pennies,story,
referraltodoctors,rehabfaciliSes,supportgroups,contactsatprostheSccompanies…anythingthatyoucanthinkof…sheprobablyneedsit.Thereisalsoa
lihlesecSonof“Teenaisms”–actsandsayingsthatshowuswhatanincredibleandbigspiritliesinthatlihlegirl.
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TeenaKatzisaNewYorker,andsheknowswaiSngforthesubwaycanbefrustraSng.SowhenNYPD
officersfoundherpinnedtothesubwaytracksonthedayaHerChristmas,herlegscompletelysevered
fromherbodyandbloodeverywhere,thefirstthingshedidwasapologize."I'mreallysorryfordelaying
thetrain,"shesaid.TheofficersandEMTswereshocked.Itwasamiracleshecouldevenspeakatall.
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Bothofherlegsweresevered.Bloodwaspouringfromherwounds.ButallsubwayvicSmTeenaKatzwasthinkingabout
wascausingatraindelay.The31-year-oldfinancialanalystfromQueenspubliclyrecountedherhorrificordealforthefirst
SmeTuesdayfollowingherreleasefromthehospitalaHer12surgeriesand67days.
KatzlostbothofherlegsaHergetngstruckbya7trainatGrandCentralStaSonthedayaHerChristmas.Butthat'snot
whatwasonhermindasshewasbeingrescued.“I’mreallysorryfordelayingthetrain,”KatztoldherNYPDsaviors.
RecallingthelinebroughtachuckletoKatzaHershewaswheeledoutoftheRuskInsStuteofNYULangoneMedicalCenter
about12:30p.m.
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WOMANSPEAKSABOUTLOSINGLEGSINSUBWAYACCIDENT
NEWYORK--A31-year-oldfinancialanalystfromQueensfaintedinfrontofanoncomingsubwaytrain.Shesurvivedbut
wokeuptoawholenewreality."Iopenedmyeyesanditwasdark.AndIthoughtIgothomeandIwaswakingupfroma
dreamorsomething,"saidTeenaKatz,asubwayaccidentvicSm.
Itwasn'tadream.TeenaKatzwasn'thome.Andsomehow,shewasn'tinpain.Shewasawake,alert,andcrushedbeneatha
#7subwaytrainthatseveredbothherlegs."IlookeddownandIsawthattherewasabiggashinmylegandanopening.
AndimmediatelyItoldwhoeverwasspeakingtomethatIsawitbutIwasn'tgoingtostareatitbecauseIdidn'twanttogo
intoshock,"Katzsaid.ThatpersonwasanEMTwhowasshockedtohearthe31-year-oldfinancialanalystapologizingfor
delayingthetrain.
KatzarrivedbackhomeTuesdayaHeradozensurgeriesandmorethantwo-monthsinthehospital.
Beforetheaccident,herlifewasfilledwithacSviSeslikesoHballgames,ziplines,high-wireacrobaScs.Nowshefacesa
futureofphysicaltherapy,rehabilitaSon,andulSmatelyprostheSclegs.Thementalhurdlesareequallydifficultto
overcome.
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