Soldier gets face transplant

A soldier whose face was left horribly disfigured when he touched a live electrical wire while rescuing a woman from a car accident, (he pushed the live wire off of the woman) has received the gift of an organ transplant from a young boy during 14 hours of surgery. The family of the boy, who wishes to remain anonymous, made this statement;

We are very proud that our beloved son’s wishes were to donate his organs and tissue, helping as many people as possible. We are honored to respect his wishes. When we heard that there was a match for his facial tissue, we were overwhelmed and did not hesitate to say yes. We are so very happy that the transplant is progressing well. It is a gift to us to know that another young man’s life could be so positively changed because of our son’s giving spirit. Though we grieve our loss, we are also joyful that his passing has made this miracle possible.

We wish Mitch Hunter, a 30-year-old Army Private from Indianapolis, the best of luck and thanks to the family of the donor.

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Category: Support the troops