What I didn't know is that Susan Estrich donated her face to this woman.
Posted on 05/05/2009 6:02:10 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL
CLEVELAND (AP) - Five years ago, a shotgun blast left a ghastly hole where the middle of her face had been. Five months ago, she received a new face from a dead woman. Connie Culp stepped forward Tuesday to show off the results of the nation's first face transplant, and her new look was a far cry from the puckered, noseless sight that made children run away in horror.
Culp's expressions are still a bit wooden, but she can talk, smile, smell and taste her food again. Her speech is at times a little tough to understand. Her face is bloated and squarish, and her skin droops in big folds that doctors plan to pare away as her circulation improves and her nerves grow, animating her new muscles.
But Culp had nothing but praise for those who made her new face possible.
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What I didn't know is that Susan Estrich donated her face to this woman.
On a scale of 1-10 with Carrie Prejean being a 10 and Michelle Obama being a 3, I give Face Transplant Lady a 1 assuming she has a decent personality.
LOL - This is why I love the FR !!!!
After reading the article & seeing the before & after pictures I want to cry. She is one brave lady.
Ever want to see a creepy old horror flick about a face transplant, check out “Les yeux sans visage” (Eyes Without a Face).
That aside, hope the best for this woman and hope this operation helps her recover. Miracle of modern medicine, indeed.
oh my, i just spit all over my monitor.
great story lead in, i’m looking for a picture to go along with the article and like a loaded gun in my face, there she is.
AHHHHHHH!!!
On the news tonight, they showed a picture of what they hope to accomplish with further operations. If it all works out, she will look totally normal.
Oh my gosh, I was like that looks like sus..then I knew-fast! LoL!
Still very cool— had a lot of thoughts come to mind over this topic.
Very courageous lady!
LOL, gasping for air!!!!
i thought this was a joke till i looked it up
pretty crazy
Pity her husband survived after turning the gun on himself. Got sentenced to a whole 7 years in prison too. How much do you supposed we taxpayers have been forced to spend on him, first to patch him up, and then to maintain him in prison for 7 years? Our “justice” system really pisses me off.
better estrich than Helen Thomas!
Image FAIL.
Do you support the accusation that it was the fault of the group and album?
My other observation is: Wow, that’s gonna leave a mark!
Other than the two kids themselves, the only other people who had any responsibility for their deaths were their parents. Ironically, listening to Judas Priest was probably one of the few things that gave these kids a reason to live.
Thanks for the clarification. Your initial post made me suspect that you thought it was the fault of the band or music.
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