Ms Gregory , 27 , wrote that seeing Tsarnaev in court had helped her realize she is n't afraid of him anymore . Her lost half of her left leg after 18 surgeries following the April 15 , 2013 marathon blast . 'Today I realized that sitting across from you was somehow the crazy kind of step forward that I needed all along , ' she wrote . Earlier in the day in court she had wept as she recalled seeing a death body in the aftermath of the deadly blast .
Rebekah Gregory , 27 , wrote that seeing Tsarnaev in court had helped her realize she is n't afraid of him anymore . Her lost half of her left leg after 18 surgeries following the April 15 , 2013 marathon blast . 'Today I realized that sitting across from you was somehow the crazy kind of step forward that I needed all along , ' she wrote . Earlier in the day in court she had wept as she recalled seeing a death body in the aftermath of the deadly blast .