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I'm not even a bit tempted to click... 

woah 

Unreal. How awesome those doctors must feel. 

That's pretty amazing. 

FYI, there's nothing graphic. You do see some footage of her disfigured face as she gets fitted for prosthesis, but for the most part she is wearing a mask. Great story, definitely worth a look. 

cmthe4th said:

FYI, there's nothing graphic. You do see some footage of her disfigured face as she gets fitted for prosthesis, but for the most part she is wearing a mask. Great story, definitely worth a look.

but for the most part she is wearing a mask.

mask.

All I could think of was this. 

Title goes here. 

Holey shit. No upper JAW! Just...wow.

That's pretty awesome. It's also neat to think about a blind couple raising a child. 

I also found her prom picture kind of...a strange concept. 

That is fucking incredible. 

That was great. 

If there was ever a reason to get behind mankind and take a tiny step back and think......... yeah, we are going to be ok... it is this. It's humans being the best we can be, even if all the questions/doubts/criticisms creep in.. just take a step back and realise how cool this is.

I do realise that I open myself up for interweb hassle, but sheet, if you cant see the good in this then i'll take tomorrow mornings coffee as black as your soul... with 2 and a cig thanks :D 

P.S - major props to the bloke that took her to prom, whatever the motivation that was a serious dude move. 

Schwava said:

P.S - major props to the bloke that took her to prom, whatever the motivation that was a serious dude move.

She gave him one helluva face-job, bro. 

IG88 said:

She gave him one helluva face-job, bro.

eh eh eh :D well played. 

At least I've got a proper job, selling insurance and investments to people who don't want them.. not like these so-called medical parasites. What good have they ever actually done then? 

Now they need to put that empty cavity she used to call a face to use! Put some motion detectors and a few servos in there so her eyes track moving objects and make her eyelids blink and BAM! people'll just think she's a burn victim!

They also have that new optical linking to the brain technology so her "eyes" could even become functional again.

So when do I get to become a robot? 

I'm glad she's happy with it, but am I the only one that finds the prosthetic face to be much creepier than just a mask? 

my friend does this. His dad is a maxillo-facial surgeon and he creates the prostheses. Most of the patients are cancer victims who have lost their nose or ears, etcetera.

One time when I was giving him shit he showed me his drawer full of eyes. That shut me up.

He's also an MMA fighter, classic "don't judge a book by its cover" situation. 

so how did this accidental shotgun blast happen? i didn't see anything that says how.

also, this is unbelievable. 

to bad they never seem to be able to get pigmentation right. the only thing that really makes the prostheses noticeable is the difference in skin color. but i suppose since skin color changes subtly constantly so it would be impossible to get it right.....
either way, an amazing story. 

mediaphile said:

I'm glad she's happy with it, but am I the only one that finds the prosthetic face to be much creepier than just a mask?

I was thinking the same thing. Great story and all, amazing how she's become so strong willed after the accident, but that face is pretty creepy compared to the mask.

Anyone else think "Oh, that makes sense" When you found out her husband was blind too? 

XhaustedProphet said:

so how did this accidental shotgun blast happen? i didn't see anything that says how.

also, this is unbelievable.

Her boyfriend (at the time, pre-blind guy) stole some guns, later at a party a friend was messing around and fired at a doorway as she was walking through it. The friend and bf both did time, she was an accomplice to theft but they figured she had it bad enough already. 

Home life for Steltz and her partner, Geoffrey Dilger, had many of the typical challenges that a young couple with a new baby face

Probably not the best phrasing. 

the dude in picture 42 looks just like epic beard man. 

I'm more interested to know what she did to get shot in the face. :/ 

so now instead you've got her cold dead eyes unrelentingly starting at you, like a pair of eye print glasses.

you could wank over her face in the morning whilst she was asleep it would be like spunking on a dead woman, then she would eventually wake up and go about her day and you'd be like: wow that's weird.

They should have put in 'go to sleep' eyes, like they have in some dolls

That aside, its is truly remarkable and one of the most horrific things I've seen, that woman and her family are rightly applauded I imagine for her, and their persistence, acceptance and bravery in the face of such tragic adversity.

Admirable 

Amazing how people can overcome the impossible. Great story. 

Scooter said:

Her boyfriend (at the time, pre-blind guy) stole some guns, later at a party a friend was messing around and fired at a doorway as she was walking through it. The friend and bf both did time, she was an accomplice to theft but they figured she had it bad enough already.

lol, jesus why? because she came into contact with the ammo? 

Sentence for stealing guns

Boy friend: 2 years
Friend: 2 years
Girl Friend: Point blank one man firing squad with a shot gun to the face

I'd say she paid her dues 

Well, this is just fucking great if you don't have a gaping hole fetish......I don't mean that I do.....but what if I did? I mean what if it was the only sloppy hole that could handle your girth? 

Did I miss the "At least her mouth still works" line? 

Staring contest champion right there.

But seriously folks, that's pretty freakin' awesome. 

b stabby said:

lol, jesus why? because she came into contact with the ammo?

from a different article:

She has been living for the last decade with over 40 pellets in her head, ABC reports.

If she just gave it BACK there would be no charges. 

58 of 62 FTW.

A plus to this whole tragedy is that she'll be able to go toe-to-toe with Animal in a staring contest. 

DorgoDorato said:

Now they need to put that empty cavity she used to call a face to use! Put some motion detectors and a few servos in there so her eyes track moving objects and make her eyelids blink and BAM! people'll just think she's a burn victim!

They also have that new optical linking to the brain technology so her "eyes" could even become functional again.

So when do I get to become a robot?

Well, the dude who wanted to put a camera in his one glass eye, that was pretty cool. Not sure what use that footage will be to you if you are blind in BOTH eyes though.

But, you could get one of those incredibly dangerous 2W "lightsaber" lasers and fit that in the glass eye. Especially her, she's got the cavity volume for the larger battery and all. You could light cigarettes from across the room at parties, but someone else is gonna have to aim. 

would you date her? i sure as shit would not. i've never been a fan of butter faces, and this is no mother lovin exception.
that said, did the croakers really do all that great a job? i should think now, in the 21st century, with cultural vanity as out of proportion as it's ever been, that we'd be able to take this: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25OvsirIxJg/Shzk_mefXMI/AAAAAAAAA-k/0XCJzhYR0Q8/s400/e ric_stoltz_mask.jpg
and turn it into this: http://seat42f.com/images/stories/eric-stoltz.jpg.
I must say, I'm severely disappointed. 

Dr Benway said:

would you date her? i sure as shit would not. i've never been a fan of butter faces, and this is no mother lovin exception.
that said, did the croakers really do all that great a job? i should think now, in the 21st century, with cultural vanity as out of proportion as it's ever been, that we'd be able to take this: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_25OvsirIxJg/Shzk_mefXMI/AAAAAAAAA-k/0XCJzhYR0Q8/s400/e ric_stoltz_mask.jpg
and turn it into this: http://seat42f.com/images/stories/eric-stoltz.jpg.
I must say, I'm severely disappointed.

The difference being it took hours and hours in makeup to get Eric Stoltz to look like that. I'm assuming she's taking this off at night, or it's meant to be easily removable for cleaning, etc. 

OberonFox said:

I'm assuming she's taking this off at night, or it's meant to be easily removable for cleaning face-fucking, etc.

FTFY 

Dewey Scruem said:

what if it was the only sloppy hole that could handle your girth?

Dr Benway said:

would you date her? i sure as shit would not. i've never been a fan of butter faces

IG88 said:

easily removable for cleaning face-fucking

ah, internet anonymity, what charming individuals you unearth 

cmthe4th said:

ah, internet anonymity, what charming individuals you unearth

See, I was going to make an obnoxious comment, but you ruined it for me... 

Aww c'mon, don't let cm's self-righteousness spoil the the fun for the rest of us! After all, we know that the internets were specifically designed to meet the general populace's need to consume free porn, make fun of other people's misfortunes, and stalk each other; and if you aren't doing one or more of those activities, you aren't using it properly. 

no, please, continue the fun 

cmthe4th said:

ah, internet anonymity, what charming individuals you unearth

Neat theory, except I said the exact same thing in real life. 

IG88 said:

Neat theory, except I said the exact same thing in real life.

Yeah, but would you say it to her face?

Oh, wait... 

Hmm, good question. Bring me her face in a Ziploc bag and we'll find out.