>> reporter: this one for running, another for flats, and another for high heels. how does it feel to put those high heels on? >> it feels great. it's just a part of my life that i didn't have to give up. >> reporter: she was fortunate to get human-looking prosthetics matched to her skin tone down to the freckles and creases on the heels. >> reporter: what's that meant to you? >> when i meet people that don't know me, i don't want them to focus on my leg. if it doesn't look real, they are going to. >> reporter: despite abbott's strengths, there are still very painful moments. >> there are some downtimes that have been a little bit lonely or made me have to stop and think about what happened and my loss. >> reporter: as for the alleged bombers, she refuses to think about them. >> i don't want to give them time. i don't want to give them an identity in my mind. >> reporter: are you angry? >> i'm not angry, and i don't know if that's just an emotion