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A face transplant Found Me Love

A car crash led Joe to the love of his life

Joe DiMeo, 25

What’s wrong with his face?’ a little girl asked innocently as I walked past in the street.

‘Shhh,’ her mum hissed.

The gawps and comments didn’t bother me. After all, if I saw me – a stocky 185cm-tall bloke, with a disfigured face and badly burned arms – I’d probably stare too.

My looks were here to stay, and had been since July 14, 2018.

Aged 19, I’d finished my night shift at a food testing lab and set off driving home. Three and a half months later, I found

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