Hasta La Creative!

When the first bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon on Monday, Christian Williams — an art director at local creative agency Small Army — was standing just a few feet away. His legs were shredded by the blasts, and his right hand was partially “degloved,” which means that he no longer has skin on three fingers.

His girlfriend, Caroline, was also hurt, and the couple — who both ran in the marathon last year, raising money for cancer research — have already undergone multiple surgeries. Christian recalled to his friends at Small Army that it was a runner who came to his rescue, creating tourniquets out of belts so that he wouldn’t bleed out.

The good news is that the doctors were able to save all their limbs. But there’s a hard, long road ahead. So, like so many others that are setting up recovery funds and sharing their brave stories, Small Army created a site to send well wishes and raise funds for their friend Christian, and for Caroline.

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