Tributes have been paid to Connie Culp, the longest-living recipient of a face transplant, who died recently.
Connie, don’t get mad, but you kind of remind me of a basset hound,” her twin sister told her. “Well,” she thought with a chuckle, “I do love dogs.”
And that was one of the first times Connie Culp had found anything to laugh about in ages – and it was all thanks to her brand-new face.