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<\/p>\nThe life story of Patrick Hardison from Mississippi is nothing less than a mind-blowing one. This man is the first American who has received a face transplant back in 2015 after his face and neck were left completely disfigured during a house fire.<\/p>\n
Patrick\u2019s life was a great one up until the day the tragedy struck in 2001.<\/p>\n
He worked as a volunteer firefighter earlier in his life, so when he got called to help with a house fire, he didn\u2019t hesitate. Sadly, once he entered the burning place, it collapsed on top of him and trapped him. He couldn\u2019t move and his torso and face were severely burnt.<\/p>\n
\u201c[My mask] was melting to my face,\u201d Patrick recalled. \u201cMy hose [was] already melted.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFor somebody who does what we do for a living, I\u2019ve never seen anybody burned that bad that was still alive,\u201d friend and first responder Jimmy Neal told CBS News of seeing Patrick after the accident.<\/p>\n
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Patrick suffered third degree burns on his face and scalp. He also sustained burns to his head, neck, and upper torso. The fire also claimed his ears, lips, most of his nose, and even most of his eyelid tissue.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t actually see myself until probably November. I got injured in September,\u201d Patrick told Fox News. \u201cThey had cut a little pinhole in one of my eyelids because they had everything covered, skin graft. I looked in the mirror and all I could do, I said, \u2018this is it? I can\u2019t do this,\u2019\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n
Over the years, this man was forced to undergo over 70 surgeries, as well as other procedures. He couldn\u2019t close his eyes and doctors were able to put together flaps of skin to protect his vision, but he was still facing the risk of going blind.<\/p>\n
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