Compassion, Understanding and Patience

[fromourruins]

Connie Culp, the first American woman to have a successful face transplant has revealed her identity. Her story is a sad one - a young, vibrant mother of two who was shot in the face by her husband in a domestic dispute. The blast shattered her nose, cheeks, the roof of her mouth and an eye. In interviews, however, she remains upbeat. Her new

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[torreadora]

You know, I only just heard about this now, that she had revealed herself to the media. I was interested in this story when it first came out, about the transplant. My dad works at the Cleveland Clinic, and a lot of miraculous things happen there.

I was just amazed when I saw her picture. The papers said she's no beauty queen, but she looks beautiful to me. She looks just beautiful.

[fromourruins]

Yeah, she is pretty amazing.

I saw her on Diane Sawyer this morning and this part made me tear up:

But Culp told Sawyer she has no interest in re-living that day.

"I want to be positive. I want to move on. That's what I said," she said. "Everything's going to be great from here on out. It's going to be good."

Culp said she still thinks about how she looked before the shooting.

"I was worried about my weight and everything," she said, lamenting how foolish that seems now. "You're always going to worry about something, you know, your waist, your weight... your hair. It's so funny."