Photos: Boston Marathon bombing survivor set to wed firefighter who saved her
When Roseann Sdoia was laid up with an amputated leg in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing, love was the last thing on her mind. But her mother, ever the matchmaker, saw a perfect opportunity as handsome firefighter Mike Materia hovered nearby. "In the hospital, my mom tried to set me up with him,” Sdoia said. "She was like, ‘Oh, did you see that firefighter? He’s so cute.’ And I was like, ‘Mom, I just got blown up.’" But Mom’s persistence paid off. The victim and her hero struck up a romance that will soon lead to marriage. Meanwhile, Sdoia’s road to recovery will take her Wednesday to the Empire State Building, where she and her fiancé will participate in the annual race up the 1,576 stairs to benefit charity. On the day of the bombing in April 2013, Sdoia, 48, a long-distance runner, was a spectator near the marathon finish line when the pressure-cooker bombs went off. Materia, 37, rushed to her aid and comforted her during the ride to Massachusetts Genera
