Summary: When Amy Downs thinks about her life, it splits into two distinct sections: before the bombing and after the bombing.<br><br>Before the bombing, Amy’s life had fallen into a predictable pattern. She went to work, came home, ate dinner, watched TV and went to bed. After she moved away from her hometown and gotten married a few years earlier, she’d gained weight quickly—100 pounds in one year. “And I was too embarrassed to come home,” says Downs. “This was before cell phones and email and all of that.” Relationships with her friends and family suffered.<br><br>But then, one spring day, when Amy was 28, a tragedy ripped Amy’s life in half. She vowed to change her life completely.<br><br><strong><em>This episode of Human Race is brought to you by </em></strong><a href="http://www.brooksathlete.com/rw"><strong><em>Brooks</em></strong></a><strong><em>. Sign up for the Brooks Big Endorsement and become a sponsored athlete at </em></strong><a href="http://www.brooksathlete.com/rw"><strong><em>www.BrooksAthlete.com/rw</em></strong></a><strong><em>.</em></strong><br><em><br>Credits:<br><br>Host and Producer: Rachel Swaby<br><br>Editing help: Christine Fennessy, Brian Dalek<br><br>Theme Music: Danny Cocke<br><br>Human Race is proud part of Panoply</em>
