Positivity Update: 7/7 bomb victim returns to thank those who saved her life

A year-ago Positivity post noted Gill Hicks’ bravery (”I was determined not to die”) as a survivor of the July 7, 2005 terrorist attacks in London.

A few days ago, this UK Daily Mail article covered her return to the hospital that saved her life:

Gill Hicks, one of the most seriously injured victims of the 7/7 bombings, has made an emotional return to hospital to thank the staff who saved her life.

Ms Hicks, 39, was close to death when she was taken to St Thomas’ Hospital after being blown up on the Piccadilly line at Russell Square.

The last person pulled out of the Tube train alive, she lost both legs.

But she went on to make a remarkable recovery, her story becoming a symbol of the defiance shown by survivors in the face of the worst terrorist atrocity on British soil.

Just a few months after the bombings in December 2005, she overcame her injuries to walk up the aisle to marry her fiancé Joe Kerr.

On the eve of the second anniversary, Ms Hicks returned to the hospital to meet some of the people involved in her treatment.

“I will never stop saying thank you to the staff of St Thomas’ and the emergency services for saving my life that day,” Ms Hicks said.

“I was admitted to hospital labelled ‘one unknown’… it didn’t matter who I was, or what my background or religious belief or faith were, as the staff treasured me as a human life that was in desperate need of being saved.

“They never gave up hope that I would pull through and gave me the best possible chance to rebuild my life and go on to find my own way…..

Go here for the rest of the story.