Katie Stubblefield had her whole life in front of her, but everything changed after her boyfriend broke up with her at age 18. Tragically, the teenager shot herself, though by some miracle she survived.
At age 21, Katie became the youngest face-transplant recipient in the United States and only the 40th person to undergo the surgery ever. It took more than 30 hours, but the surgeons did an incredible job, and the young woman got a second chance at life. How Katie looks following the surgery is nothing but incredible
It’s easy to complain about the small things in our everyday lives. Maybe your morning coffee was a bit cold, the bus was running late, or that television show you watched last night wasn’t as good as you had hoped it would be.
Now, it’s OK to get disgruntled about things – we all, after all, live different lives. At the same time, it’s essential that we stop for a second once in a while to appreciate what we have, even if we’ve not yet achieved the dream scenario we’re striving for.
From now on, whenever I feel like I don’t have the energy to complete a small task – say, doing the dishes or taking out the garbage – or feel like complaining about the little things in life, I’ve resolved to think of Katie Stubblefield.
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