In October of last year, we learned of Chrissy Steltz's courage in the wake of a horrible accident that left her without a face. Now her prosthetic visage and surgery has been completed with painstaking accuracy to how she looked. Old photos and paints were used. For the first time in eleven years, Chrissy's loved ones get to see her again. That includes her infant son, who was the inspiration for her getting her face replaced.
KPTV has the compelling video. (May cause Uncanny Valley effects.)
(Video stills via KATU TV)
Comments (6)
Even better that the doctors donated their time.
And I can only imagine how amazingly good it must feel to be the person who makes these prosthetic. Influencing lives in such a positive way must be a worthy endeavor.
This poor girl was drinking with other people who were presumably drinking and driving, she was with people who where stealing and also playing with guns. Four stupids.
Is the world more intolerant to each other, or are we just connected more for debate to become more heated and seen by everyone else? Nothing has changed, it's just that awareness has increased greatly.
And I don't think we're dumbed down, because for those with inquisitive minds, google and wikipedia are heaven.
I think I can confidently say that this generation isn't afraid of writing. I once had an old employer write me a letter of recommendation. He was so reluctant and never did it, so I just had him sign the bottom of a paper and I wrote the letter myself. The same idea with my parents, too. I don't think older generations are as confident as we are (this does not apply to you, Miss Cellania ;D )
Everybody wants to talk - nobody wants to READ.
This is the crunch. Literacy levels are declining in my country, Canada. About half of Canucks can't manage a simple magazine article or novel, despite their spewing of ever greater volumes of broken english on the internet.
So, in this broader respect, i guess it is, at best, a wash, not a net gain.
I'll have to disagree with this to a large extent. Most people who add their voices to the Internet are writing for themselves, not for others, otherwise they would make more of an effort to be coherent. Too much anymore, the responsibility of understanding is shifted to the reader, rather than remaining with the writer.
However, I believe Lynn has a good point in that the stupid didn't have as great a voice before the popularization of the Internet. And they seem to be the ones more apt to open their mouths without thought.
Still, if we're referring to literacy in the sense of reading comprehension, then yes, I wholeheartedly believe we are currently in a state of decline. I do, however, blame this on the schools, not the Internet.
Just saying.