Why We Spent Years Covering the Story of a Face Transplant
It may be difficult to look at, but this is an important story about the human journey.
Adrea Schneider’s heart went to a woman in her 60s. Her liver went to a 66-year-old man. Her right lung was given to a 51-year-old woman, the left to a woman age 62. Her kidneys and corneas were donated. Her uterus was used for medical research on infertility.
Her face went to Katie Stubblefield.
This is a story about that face—a gift from a young woman who died, to a 21-year-old woman who would become the youngest face transplant recipient in American history.
