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Preview: Adrianne Haslet on Before & After with Lester Holt

Sep 28, 2026 · 2m

Summary

In this episode of Lester Holt’s podcast *Before and After*, professional ballroom dancer Adrian Haslett recounts her harrowing experience at the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, where she was just two feet from the blast and lost half her leg. She shares the secret that helped her survive, revealing that her immediate thought upon waking was to avoid the fate of her birth mother. Haslett describes the chaos of the explosion, the loss of her senses, and her journey through recovery, offering a profound look at resilience and personal history.

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