"Isabelle Dinoire is a French woman who was mauled by a Labrador dog after she had overdosed on sleeping pills in May of 2005. While she was passed out, Tania - the dog Isabelle Dinoire loved so much came to her and stared scratching and chewing on her face. There are speculations that the dog got frantic after seeing her master unresponsive and was possibly trying to wake her. After she was mauled, Isabelle Dinoire was left without lips, with part of her nose, chin and cheeks missing."
"AMIENS, France - The Frenchwoman who received the world's first partial face transplant showed off her new features to the public Monday, saying in a heavily slurred voice that she now looks "like everyone else" and hopes to resume a normal life.
Isabelle Dinoire's speech was difficult to understand, but she explained how she was disfigured by a dog bite last year, and she thanked the family of the brain-dead female donor who gave her new lips, a chin and nose.
A fine, circular scar was still visible where the face tissue was attached in the 15-hour operation in Amiens on Nov. 27."
This story is truely incredible. It makes you become aware of the things that happen to people. I'm sure Isabelle never expected something like this to happen to her. Nobody expects the worst to happen to them. Isabelle's life will never be the same. I'm just glad she did get her life back. I'm curious as to the parents of the young face donor.. I wonder if they gladly gave her their baby's face because then they could still see a part of their daughter in Isabelle, or if they just wanted to do it for the sake of being good people. Maybe they didn't want to to begin with because they didn't want to see the bottom portion of their daughter's face on someone else's face. Either way, these people made Isabelle feel special. They made her feel human again. They gave Isabelle life.
Some people may view her as different, in a bad way. They may look down upon her. They may think she's "ugly". People can be very cruel, but you must keep in mind that Isabelle was just like you or I. She just happened to accidently overdose on sleeping pills, and her dog attacked. This was not her fault, this was not anyone's fault. This is almost like a hit-and-run.. someone at the wrong spot at the wrong time. Isabelle was a miracle. It was a miracle she lived, it is a miracle that she was able to regain a face. Isabelle is a very lucky woman.
I may post again later, considering this is due tomorrow.. haha, but...
Until next time,
Skylar. : )
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