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Her mother took her out for some fresh air after leaving the rehab hospital, and she told me that this adrianne haslett davis who is the dance instructor who lost part of her left foot in the bombing and she said when she came by and saw the memorial she couldn't believe how many people recognized her, and wanted to hug her, hold her hand, and pose for photographs with her. i asked her what that must have felt like. >> after seeing the memorial and seeing people there and seeing the respect, and hearing people tell me that i was an inspiration, that everyone all over the country, an inspiratio...

Well wishers have been flocking to boston's copley square since it reopened more than a week and susan candiotti was there and ran into a very special visitor, too. >> for the second weekend in a row as people pour into copley plaza to pay their respects to those who lost their lives and those whose lives were changed forever by the bombing. something we didn't expect to see. a professional dance instructor who lost part of her leg in the bombing. for the first time in 18 days after leaving the rehab hospital she and her mother were outside and came upon this memorial. >> we were just out walk...

>> what did you realized what had happened to your foot? >> i went into survival mode. >> she couldn't lose her foot because adrian is a dance instructor. it's her passion, her life. and even as she was wheeled into the operating room adrian remained optimistic. when she awoke she remembers feeling her toes. >> when did you realize you didn't have a -- >> i woke up and my parents were there and i hugged them and kissed them and i said mom can you step me, i feel like my foot is falling asleep because it feels like my ankle is falling off of the pillow and my foot is half on and i realized now ...

>> reporter: the blast was so powerful they say they were thrown about five feet. >> and i said i think we're okay. and i couldn't believe it. i couldn't believe that we survived and that we weren't hurt at all. and i didn't feel any pain. i had no idea what had happened. and then i sat up and i tried to -- he said we've got to get out of here or something like that. and i sat up and tried to move. and i said oh, my gosh, my foot, there's something wrong with my foot. and he lifted up my leg, and we just lost it. just started screaming bloody murder. it was really bad. >> what did you do then?...

Hurt at all. and i didn't feel any pain. i had no idea what had happened. and then i sat up and i tried to -- he said we've got to get out of here or something like that. and i sat up and tried to move. and i said oh, my gosh, my foot, there's something wrong with my foot. and he lifted up my leg, and we just lost it. just started screaming bloody murder. it was really bad. >> what did you do then? when you realized what had happened to your foot. >> just went into survival mode. i went into i've got to do something about this, i can't lose my foot. >> reporter: she couldn't lose her foot beca...