Boston Marathon Victim Engaged To Spaulding Nurse

Out of the tragedy of the Boston Marathon shooting comes a heartwarming love story.

“April 15 was one of the worst days of my life,” James Costello, of Malden, writes in a Facebook post. “I soon wondered why and for what reason this had happened.”

Eight months later, Costello would find the answer.

Costello, who was with friends near the Boston Marathon finish line, was captured in photos in the minutes after the bombings with his jeans shredded and blackened, his body so burned that he was left needing pig skin grafts on most of his right arm and right leg.

…after about two weeks at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he underwent multiple surgeries and was among patients who met President Barack Obama, Costello was transferred to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

“A few days later I saw a nurse in passing, this would turn out to be Krista, who had shared a few mutual friends, but we had never crossed paths before,” Costello, known to his friends as “Bim,” wrote about nurse Krista D’Agostino.

“After sharing a handful of conversations I realized not only how beautiful she was but also what a kind heart she had. I somehow convinced her to attend a benefit with me, which turned into a few dates, which turned into a few inseparable months,” wrote Costello.

By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.