Mother who lost legs after tornado is released from hospital
Posted: Mar 16, 2012 7:13 PM PDT Updated: Mar 16, 2012 9:15 PM PDT
By Katie Bauer
LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) ? A Henryville mother, willing to risk it all to save her children when a tornado tore through their home, is now out of the hospital.
Stephanie Decker is currently at Southern Indiana Rehab. With a smile on her face, she was rolled out of University of Louisville Hospital exactly two weeks from the day she was brought in.
"I feel pretty awesome, I didn't expect to feel this way, but I feel healthy and I feel strong," said Stephanie.
Stephanie's survival story is nothing short of a miracle.
Taking cover in the basement with her children, Stephanie wrapped 8-year-old Dominic and 5-year-old Reece in a blanket and used her own body as a shield to protect them from flying debris.
Two steel beams crushed her legs, both had to be amputated, one above the knee and the other above the ankle. Her children walked away unharmed....
