BELL COUNTY, Texas (KXAN and KWKT) – The family of a girl killed when a houseboat ran over her and whose father lost his legs after he tried to save her has set up a Gofundme page to help pay for medical bills and funeral expenses. 
 
 Kaitlyn Oliver, 4, died and her father, Patrick Oliver, 37, had to have his legs amputated following the incident at Temple Lake Park at Lake Belton on Friday evening. 
 
 Patrick’s aunt, Christine Alfonso, told KXAN that he is still in critical condition and that a second surgery was planned Sunday afternoon. She said that doctors at Scott and White Medical Center-Temple are hopeful that they can save enough of his legs so that he can be fitted with prosthetic limbs. 
 
 Alfonso said that Patrick does not have medical insurance, and the family is asking for help to cover the expected extensive medical bills required for his recovery. 
 
 Police said that Jason Bernal ran over the father and his daughter with his recreational houseboat. Bernal was charged Sunday with criminal negligent homicide. His bond was set at $150,000. 
 
 The officers said when the child became tangled in the propeller, her father jumped in to save her, but instead received injuries resulting in amputation of both legs. 
 
 They were both taken to Scott and White Medical Center-Temple. 
 
 Kaitlyn died at 7:45 p.m. Friday. ||||| After 17 operations aimed at trying to save the left leg of Rebekah DiMartino, a mom severely injured in the Boston Marathon bombing more than 18 months ago, surgeons removed the lower part of the limb on Monday in an operation that she says will mark a "new beginning" in her life. 
 
 DiMartino was with her son, Noah, and then-boyfriend, Pete DiMartino, at the finish line of the city's iconic road race when the blasts went off on April 15, 2013. They were all wounded in the attack, but Rebekah's injuries were the most serious, with doctors opting to try to salvage her limb. 
 
 Pete, now her husband, said later Monday that the below-the-knee amputation at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital outside Houston was a success. Rebekah joins at least 16 other survivors of the attack who had amputations because of the blasts. 
 
 "The fact that I was given a second chance at life that day is something that I will never again take for granted," DiMartino, 27, told NBC News on Saturday ahead of the surgery. "If I have to lose my leg in that process, so be it, because I'm still here." 
 
 Since the attack, DiMartino has had multiple procedures within the 17 operations, including the transplant of live muscle from her back to her wounded left foot and the installation of metal plates, screws and rods. She suffered a serious bone infection from the blast, as well as the loss of her fourth and fifth metatarsals on her left foot and a lot of tissue from her left leg, and she was on bed rest for several months. 
 
 "I've never been a runner, an outdoors person, but now I want to climb mountains, I want to run marathons. I want to do anything and everything that you can do with your legs, because it makes me appreciate them so much more now." 
 
 DiMartino has spent a lot of time in a wheelchair, having had limited ability to walk — with even short attempts at wearing a boot leaving her exhausted and hurting. Pain has been her constant companion, one she is hoping to leave behind with the amputation. 
 
 "Even though my leg is being chopped off and I won't be able to walk for a while, it's still a step forward to me," she said, noting that the debut of her next chapter was "such a relief." 
 
 Her physician, Dr. Bill McGarvey, said there were still conventional and non-conventional options for DiMartino to pursue with her leg, but he understood she had settled on having the amputation. It's not a given, however, that she will have relief from the pain by having the surgery. 
 
 "I can't guarantee that," said McGarvey, an orthopedic surgeon at Memorial Hermann. "The difficult part about this is that there is sometimes an unpredictability that goes along with these procedures — persistent pain, function and all the things that you would expect. 
 
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 "The assumption is that you take away the leg and all the problems go away, and it's not that simple," he added, noting issues could arise over prosthetic fitting, wear and practice, for example. 
 
 DiMartino is aware of the possible downsides but has also watched as other amputees have moved on with their lives. She wants to do the same and said she has set goals "that push you beyond your limits and get you out of your comfort zone," like participating in next year's Boston Marathon and competing in a triathlon to honor her late grandfather. 
 
 "I've never been a runner, an outdoors person, but now I want to climb mountains, I want to run marathons. I want to do anything and everything that you can do with your legs, because it makes me appreciate them so much more now," she said. "I still have a lot of living left to do." 
 
 McGarvey said that if all goes well, DiMartino could be taking her first steps three months after the operation. 
 
 "I think this is something she is committed to, and I think that with that kind of attitude and drive that she'll actually do very, very well," he said. "If we can get rid of the pain for her, I have no doubt that she's going to be successful." 
 
 McGarvey said later Monday that the surgery went well, with no surprises, though he did encounter some small shrapnel – remnants of the blast – in the area where he was removing the limb. DiMartino was awake about 30 minutes after the surgery and will spend a few days in the hospital before going home to recuperate, he said. 
 
 DiMartino said she knew the bid to salvage her lower left leg had been difficult on her family, too, who were hopeful she could keep it. Noah, now 7 years old, would cry when she tried to speak to him about the amputation. But in recent days, he has come around to the idea, she said, even deciding that getting a prosthetic was the "coolest thing" because she would become a "half-robot mom." 
 
 There have been tough emotional days for her as well, DiMartino said, noting that she constantly recalls the woman who died next to her (one of three people who were killed in the bombings) at the finish line, the sound of the blasts and the aftermath. 
 
 "I wonder if that's going to stay with me for the rest of my life, but that same thing keeps me very grounded, and it keeps me very motivated, because if I stop now, it means the terrorists have won, and they will never win," she said. 
 
 Although it has been a hard journey, DiMartino has had much to celebrate: her marriage to Pete around the one-year anniversary of the attack and their settling into a new home with Noah near her parents in Richmond, Texas. Pete has taken up woodworking, and Rebekah, who used to work in corporate housing, is beginning to do motivational speaking — a calling she found after the bombings. 
 
 This weekend was what DiMartino called her "Left Leg Last Hurrah" — a celebration of the future, rather than a somber goodbye. 
 
 She has no regrets about the last year and a half, saying it taught her what it is like to live as a disabled person and brought many new friends into her life. This week, two nurses who cared for her in Boston will be at her side, and other Boston Marathon amputees have offered their help. 
 
 This weekend was what DiMartino called her "Left Leg Last Hurrah" — a celebration of the future, rather than a somber goodbye. 
 
 "This is a new beginning for me. This is when the rest of my life starts. I've been in a limbo state for so long now that it really is going to be what pushes me forward and what allows me to be able to live my life to the fullest," she said. "It's OK. It really just is a leg." 
 
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– A Good Samaritan who lost both her legs while helping a crashed motorist now has one less expense to worry about. Certified prosthetist Joshua Ryder of Island Coast Orthopedics in Lee County, Fla., has offered to donate two prosthetic legs to 30-year-old Danielle Hagmann as soon as she's ready, reports the News-Press. Hagmann, who has five children and no health insurance, lost both her legs in an accident Sunday. While she was assisting at the scene of a crash, a car struck the crashed vehicle, pinning Hagmann against a guardrail. At Lee Memorial Hospital, she had one leg amputated just above the knee and the other at mid-thigh. But, according to Ryder, that's no reason Hagmann shouldn't be up and walking within a year. Once Hagmann is properly healed, a "shrink sock" can be used to shape her limbs, he says. At that point, he can begin to build two custom artificial limbs, which would normally cost between $13,000 and $85,000, Ryder says. He expects Hagmann—who must wait for an investigation report before seeking treatment funds through auto insurance—could be using the prosthetics to get around within a year. Hagmann's father says he's thankful for donations like Ryder's that have flooded in since Sunday, including to two GoFundMe pages. A church group in Missouri has also offered to pay for a powered wheelchair, per the News-Press. "We intend to reach out and contact all of those [who] made an offer," says Hagmann's dad.