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NFT: Great face transplant story about Mississippi firefighter.

manh george : 8/24/2016 2:24 pm
It took a team of 150 at NYU Medical Center 26 hours. No signs of rejection. The before and after is extraordinary.

It didn't just happen: The article is about his one-year anniversary, but still...
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Great  
AcidTest : 8/24/2016 2:43 pm : link
stuff. Thanks.
Wow, no signs of rejection?  
section125 : 8/24/2016 3:04 pm : link
Wonder if he still is taking medicines for it anyway - I did not see that. Has to be the greatest gift for him. Pretty extensive transplant, basically like pulling a bagg over his head to his shoulders.
Even though we know this, what's pretty crazy is  
Mike in Long Beach : 8/24/2016 5:09 pm : link
it's not like they take different parts from different faces. He actually has someone else's exact face.

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After waiting for more than a year, a donor was finally found: David Rodebaugh, a 26-year old bike mechanic who died in a biking accident on August 12, and whose heart, liver, kidney, eyes and bones went to other recipients.


I wonder if David's family has ever met him/will meat him. That must be an astounding experience if they do.
lol meet* him  
Mike in Long Beach : 8/24/2016 5:10 pm : link
unfortunate typo there.
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