Widow Donates Husband's Face In Transplant Surgery

in #life7 years ago

Andy Sandness went a decade without a face until a widow donated her husband's face via transplant.

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Andy Sandness tried to commit suicide in 2006 back in his Wyoming home. According to reports he put a rifle underneath his chin and pulled the trigger destroying and shattering most his face. Before the tragic event took place, Sandness life was full of hunting, fishing, and spending as much time as he could outdoors enjoying life.

Calen " Rudy " Ross is the person who agreed to donate his organs when he passed. A picture of him down below.

Calen Ross, who ended his life by form of suicide, also lived the same way Sandness did with his passion for hunting and fishing. According to the doctors who were checking for matches; blood type, facial structure, and skin color were such a match, they could have been related.

Lily Ross, widow to Calen Ross, had agreed to donate her deceased husband's face to Andy Sandness. Sixteen months after the transplant surgery she reached out and touched the face of her high school sweetheart on another man's body.

Even though he was blessed to receive a new face and to have an successful surgery, Sandness still has to go through the training process of speaking and getting his nerves to sync in with his face. And of course getting used to the man in the mirror.

According to reports he's slowly gaining his confidence back and climbing up the ladder of success. He was even given a promotion in his field of work. Sandness also told reporters that he knew this surgery was truly a success when a toddler looked over at him and wasn't greeted by shock and discomfort.

Before and after picture of Andy Sandness.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-widow-meets-face-transplant-20171110-story.html

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This was a kind and selfless act and i hope his quality of life improves with receiving the transplant. My mother took her life in the same fashion. I hope Mr. Sadness has put to rest his demons.

@wandrnrose7 I'm sorry to read about your mother, truly. I agree with your opinion on it being a kind and selfless act. I read in the article that one of the reasons she was happy to do it was because she can show her children how their father helped others by giving parts of himself to the world.

Thank you for the kindness. The article stirs may emotions, and I feel she did a great thing for the man. The healing for both is evident in the one kind act. Her husband's legacy will forever live on now.

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@wandrnrose7 we as individuals have to take it into our own accord to spread love, peace and happiness. Mother nature is crying out for it. As I am.

This is kinda creepy. No way would I want some one to have my wife's face, just weird.

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What a wonderful story!

This story is wonderful only to read, but to live in it is scary!

Wow!! What an AMAZING story!!

hati yang tulus, memberi tanpa mengharap imbalan,,,

Humanity really exist. That's really a great story.

There's been so much awful news this year that it's nice to find some uplifting stories. Thanks for this one.

very bad look on post steemit

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