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The life story of Mississippian Patrick Hardison is nothing less than mind-blowing. After a house fire irreparably disfigured his face and neck, this guy underwent the first face transplant in America in 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Up until the tragic day in 2001, Patrick\u2019s life was wonderful.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He had been a volunteer firefighter in the past, so when he was approached to help put out a house fire, he didn\u2019t hesitate. Sadly, as soon as he entered the part that was on fire, it collapsed, trapping him. He couldn\u2019t move because of the serious burns on his face and chest.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\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\u00a0told\u00a0CBS News<\/em>\u00a0of\u00a0seeing Patrick after the accident.<\/p>\n

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Patrick\u2019s face and scalp were burned to the third degree. His head, neck, and upper chest were also burned. His ears, lips, most of his nose, and even the majority of the tissue in his eyelids were destroyed by the fire.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t actually see myself until probably November. I got injured in September,\u201d Patrick told\u00a0Fox News<\/em>. \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

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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

Patrick was in agonizing discomfort and unable to eat. He simply couldn\u2019t look himself in the mirror, thus he was unable to adjust to this life. Everyone stared at him everywhere he went, and he could hardly handle being around anyone, not even his kids.<\/p>\n

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Patrick often sported a baseball cap and sunglasses to shield himself and blend in. He also has artificial ears.\u201cI had kids. It was just a tough time. I never got a day off from the injury. When you walk out in public, it was daily. And, you know, it\u2019s just so \u2014 there\u2019s no way to explain everything,\u201d he\u00a0told\u00a0Yahoo! Sports.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cYou go to the ball field, you have to prepare yourself for the kid that goes running off screaming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Patrick eventually gave up on ever leading a normal life as the years passed. But after having her face seriously scarred by her pet dog, a Frenchwoman by the name of Isabelle Dinoire underwent a partial face transplant. This process was ground-breaking. It was the first of its sort ever. It undoubtedly gave Patrick, who was at that moment genuinely struggling, a glimmer of optimism.<\/p>\n

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When Patrick contacted Dr. Eduardo D. Rodriguez from the NYU Langone Medical Center in New York, he was informed that if a suitable donor could be found, he would perform the transplant procedure. Though it wasn\u2019t always simple, a donor unexpectedly showed up one day. A match had been made.<\/p>\n

David Rodebaugh, 26, who had suffered a severe head injury in a cycling accident and had been pronounced brain dead, was about to get on belonged to Patrick.<\/p>\n

This young man\u2019s mother, Nancy Millar, decided to donate her son\u2019s organs, including his face. \u201cI said, \u2018You better save his face. He has the face of a porcelain doll.\u2019 And he\u2019s a donor \u2014 we had talked about it,\u201d Millar explained.<\/p>\n

The thought of someone receiving her son\u2019s face meant that David would continue to live on through the people whose lives he was about to save, including Patrick\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I met Patrick, I saw this\u00a0strength<\/em>, this strong, manly, burly kind of energy in him \u2014 that David had,\u201d Nancy recalled.<\/p>\n

\u201cDavid wanted to be a firefighter, an I knew if this guy was a firefighter \u2014 he was willing to walk into a fire to save people and risk his own life \u2014 then he had the strength that David had.\u201d<\/p>\n

The day of the transplant operation had finally come. A group of 100 experts worked together to complete the surgery, which took 26 arduous hours.<\/p>\n

Patrick was given a 50\/50 chance of surviving because the risk was so great. Fortunately, it was a rousing success. Patrick\u2019s face, scalp, ears, and ear canals were all replaced. Additionally, he got eyelids, which let him blink normally and preserved his vision.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything in life has a risk,\u201d Patrick remarked.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen it\u2019s your time to go, you\u2019ll go\u2014whether you\u2019re walking down the street and get hit by a car or you\u2019re lying on the operating table.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Patrick got to know his donor\u2019s mother once the swelling subsided and he regained his speech and swallowing abilities. Nancy merely wanted Patrick to give her a forehead kiss.<\/p>\n

\u201cI said, \u2018Can I kiss your forehead?\u2019\u201d Nancy said. \u201cThat\u2019s the one thing I wanted to do because every night before David went to bed when he was little, I kissed his forehead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been waiting a year to meet her. I\u2019m just very grateful,\u201d Patrick added. \u201cWithout her, it wouldn\u2019t have been possible. It\u2019s like she\u2019s family. We connected that easily.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Patrick has been doing well despite using anti-rejection medications since the surgery to stop his immune system from rejecting the face. He not only got a new look, but also a new life.<\/p>\n

He is currently divorced and writing a book that he hopes would inspire everyone who thinks there is no way out of the predicament they have found themselves in. \u201cBecause I want to show the world that you can have hope. I wouldn\u2019t want people that were like me years ago to think that\u2019s it, I have to live like this. You don\u2019t. You can accomplish anything,\u201d Patrick says.<\/p>\n

His survival and his recovery are dubbed miraculous. Thanks to Nancy, Dr. Rodriguez and his team, and Patrick\u2019s strong will, today, he is a happy man.<\/p>\n

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