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Speaking up about the terrible vehicle accident that led to his receiving the treatment, a guy became the beneficiary of the first successful face and hands transplant.
Six years ago, in July 2018, Joe DiMeo was driving home after a night shift when he fell asleep at the wheel of his automobile, resulting in life-altering injuries.
Before anybody could reach him and save him from the blazing automobile, the guy was hurt when his Dodge Challenger struck a curb, rolled over, and caught fire.
After 23 hours of surgery in New York, where he was given a poor chance of life, he survived a face and double hand transplant in August 2020, despite having severe burns across a large portion of his body.
Joe said that since he “didn’t want to live how I was living,” he was “ready for the transplant when it was offered to me.”
“My car veered off the side of the road, hit a curb, flipped a couple of times, and then caught on fire,” Joe remarked in reference to the collision.
“My mod caused a flame after scraping the curb, which produced a spark. The oil pan then split in the impact.
“I was burned to 80%. My eyes were scorched, so they had to stitch them after amputating my fingers to the second knuckle. It like peering through a chain-link fence.
He went on to say that his recuperation was “extremely challenging” and that he was unable to move his fingers for the first two weeks, requiring medical workers to manipulate them in order to activate his muscle memory.
He said that while he “lost a lot of fake friends” as a result of the disaster, he also discovered who he could really rely on, noting that “you realise who your real friends are and you appreciate them more.”
Joe’s life has seen some significant turning points since he learned that his donor was a 48-year-old stroke sufferer who had passed just two days before to his operation.
A lady called Jessica Koby eventually reached out to him on social media, and they quickly became friends since they both like dogs.
They both just announced that they were engaged, with Joe stating that “big things going down on December 5th” and Koby commenting.
“I guess I’m the right one Joe asked and I said yes.” This suggests that their relationship is doing very well.
Additionally, she said that she “can’t wait to get married,” suggesting that Joe and Jessica have exciting days ahead of them.