Severely-Burned Former Firefighter Opts for Face Transplant: Part 1 | ABC News

Pat Hardison was given a 50-50 chance of surviving the surgery but it was a risk he was willing to take to feel normal again.
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[@spongebob6956]

This firefighter sacrificed his life to save lives... he deserves government assistance and community support

[@sotsu618]

“Could you take off your ears for me?” Is a sentence I never expected to hear

[@enguenen4452]

I feel so bad for him. Imagine the people looking at him at disgust but they don’t know what he did to sacrifice his life IN FIRE. I hope the face plant works out 💪

[@MrNewtube25]

Please, lets not forget dave. He died tragically and young, and yet still he saved four other lives. He should be honored just like pat.

[@Uncultured_Swine69]

The skill of today's surgeons is truly astonishing.

[@nelsontorres6820]

He gave his face for a stranger’s life this is a real hero and there is more fire fighters willing to give their life or body for a stranger

[@dimitri9933]

"it'll work". those 2 words were enough for me to get an idea of how brave this guy is.

[@tadeokrzos2550]

I can't imagine how tough it must be to sleep without closing your eyes and this man had to go through that nightmare because of his missing eyelids... 😔

[@Alex-tt5mn]

He's still a normal person, his scars just tell a story of what a hero he is.

[@lia9004]

I feel really bad for him 😭 I wish him the best

[@RqmenX]

The 576 dislikes were people feeling bad and teary eyed so they couldn’t see the like button

[@beeko4275]

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[@Dayroom]

Bless him. Imagine how that affected him having his kids terrified. (Everyone is getting mad but I mean terrified because they were scared of him at first cause they didn’t know who he was after)

[@MrRed_2205]

I have so much respect to both the donor, and the guy that got burnt. He lost his face to try and save someone, and the other man gave his in return. Truly amazing.

[@mataschmata]

I'm really happy to see that he's still got his eyesight, most facial burn victims lose that obligatorily.

[@elite_controlfn4637]

He’s a legend he deserves millions of dollars

[@acr4715]

I’ve seen this doctor in other documentary. He is extremely competent.

[@tinardsj4485]

I want to give him a hug

[@YGMUDZ]

The more I look at him the more I see a hero

[@galaxy-alt-8230]

This man risked his life to save people and his hard work eventually got him hurt!