"It's just not my face, but I'm grateful for it," says an American who has made a full face transplant after she fired at her husband, who, as a woman says she still loves ..
To date, Connie Culp happy already that it can makeup lipstick - in fact to face transplants, which was made in 2008, any makeup for her was impossible. Her upper lip, nose, sky, eyes and cheeks were destroyed as a result of the fact that her husband Tom in a fit of rage suddenly shot at point-blank into her face.
A native of Ogayon Connie Culp 48 years, she became the first patient, which was full face transplant in the U.S., and now she talks about what domestic violence, and through the horror she had to pass through the fault of the man whom she claims she still loves.
The other day her husband pyatidesyatidvuhletny released from prison, where he spent seven years.
Connie Culp before and after the operation.
It looked like the profile of Miss Culp to face transplants, but this is how it looks today.
Describing the moment in which her life was changed forever, Miss Culp said: "I remember everything. That's what the doctors can not believe it.
"I remember when he raised his pistol, he said to me, and as he shot. This memory will never leave me, it will remain with me for life. This is the moment when everything changed forever. "
As a result of the disaster that occurred in 2004, Ms. Culp is almost completely blind.
Miss Culp said that her husband was no stranger to domestic violence. "He beat me a couple of times and before. He tried to intimidate me. "
But despite NATO had done with the woman her ex-husband, Connie says she still loves him.
"I probably always will love him because he is the father of my children. But stay with him I can not, "she said.
So Miss Culp looked before the accident, which occurred in 2004.
Just recently a woman dared to enter the bar, which belonged to her and her husband, and in which the tragedy occurred.
"He was jealous of me all the time because I had to communicate with customers. Do not think that only men I spoke with women, too, with attenders and collaborators, and to them he was jealous of me too. "According to his wife, Culp repeatedly broke and broke things in a fit of uncontrolled rage.
After he was shot point blank in the face of his wife, Tom Culp put the barrel in his mouth and fired. After receiving a severe wound, he, nevertheless, survived, as his wife.
According to the woman, the husband did not admit his guilt, he is constantly utvrezhdaet that it provoked.
After the crash, which occurred in 2004, children of Connie, a thirty-old son Steven and daughter Alicia, did not depart from his mother, who for months has remained in the hospital - the doctors tried unsuccessfully to restore the disfigured face.
Miss Culp next to the bar in Houpdeyle, Ohio, where the tragedy occurred.
In this photo, stylized 1920th, Mrs. Culp was sitting at the piano surrounded by his children, Alicia and Steven, and her husband Tom naparvlyaet her gun.
It looked like a skull Miss Culp before surgery, and began to look after.
Miss Culp, her daughter, Alicia, and grandson of four-Miss Culp Maddox.
Miss Culp plays with his grandson Maddox.
Although Miss Culp still walks with a cane, but she tries as much as possible to spend more time with her grandson outdoors.
Left: Miss Culp and Chad Gordon surgeon after the operation in 2008. Right: Miss Culp and Chad Gordon in 2011.
All these pills are now forced to Miss Culp taken daily to prevent rejection occurred.
Unbelievable - but husband dared even to reproach them a wounded woman, that she testified against him at the police. "I would have never passed you!" He claimed. At that Connie said that would never shoot him.
In October 2008, Connie Culp had surgery on face transplant in the hospital of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chad Gordon, one of eight surgeons who took part in the procedure, said the main challenge was to find a donor of the same age and same blood group. In the end, it was a woman who died of a heart attack. Doctors warned Connie, that the operation could go badly, because it was extremely risky.
A team of doctors led by Dr. Maria Semenova conducted over the operating table for more than 20 hours, and as a result of Connie Culp received a new face.
To date, Connie Culp happy already that it can makeup lipstick - in fact to face transplants, which was made in 2008, any makeup for her was impossible. Her upper lip, nose, sky, eyes and cheeks were destroyed as a result of the fact that her husband Tom in a fit of rage suddenly shot at point-blank into her face.
A native of Ogayon Connie Culp 48 years, she became the first patient, which was full face transplant in the U.S., and now she talks about what domestic violence, and through the horror she had to pass through the fault of the man whom she claims she still loves.
The other day her husband pyatidesyatidvuhletny released from prison, where he spent seven years.
"I remember when he raised his pistol, he said to me, and as he shot. This memory will never leave me, it will remain with me for life. This is the moment when everything changed forever. "
As a result of the disaster that occurred in 2004, Ms. Culp is almost completely blind.
Miss Culp said that her husband was no stranger to domestic violence. "He beat me a couple of times and before. He tried to intimidate me. "
But despite NATO had done with the woman her ex-husband, Connie says she still loves him.
"I probably always will love him because he is the father of my children. But stay with him I can not, "she said.
Just recently a woman dared to enter the bar, which belonged to her and her husband, and in which the tragedy occurred.
"He was jealous of me all the time because I had to communicate with customers. Do not think that only men I spoke with women, too, with attenders and collaborators, and to them he was jealous of me too. "According to his wife, Culp repeatedly broke and broke things in a fit of uncontrolled rage.
After he was shot point blank in the face of his wife, Tom Culp put the barrel in his mouth and fired. After receiving a severe wound, he, nevertheless, survived, as his wife.
According to the woman, the husband did not admit his guilt, he is constantly utvrezhdaet that it provoked.
After the crash, which occurred in 2004, children of Connie, a thirty-old son Steven and daughter Alicia, did not depart from his mother, who for months has remained in the hospital - the doctors tried unsuccessfully to restore the disfigured face.
Unbelievable - but husband dared even to reproach them a wounded woman, that she testified against him at the police. "I would have never passed you!" He claimed. At that Connie said that would never shoot him.
In October 2008, Connie Culp had surgery on face transplant in the hospital of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Chad Gordon, one of eight surgeons who took part in the procedure, said the main challenge was to find a donor of the same age and same blood group. In the end, it was a woman who died of a heart attack. Doctors warned Connie, that the operation could go badly, because it was extremely risky.
A team of doctors led by Dr. Maria Semenova conducted over the operating table for more than 20 hours, and as a result of Connie Culp received a new face.
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