The amazing story of Katie Stubblefield: She became the youngest person to receive a face transplant

“I was like, ‘What are you doing home from school?’” Robert Stubblefield explained. “So, you know, I called my parents, like, ‘Hey, just so you know, she’s at my house right now.’”

Tried taking her own life

Katie’s mother, Alesia, arrived at Robert’s house planning to comfort her daughter. However, Katie said she didn’t want to talk, and so Robert and Alesia went outside to discuss what had happened.

Then, suddenly, they heard what sounded like a door slamming. Alesia and Robert ran inside to find the bathroom door shut and locked.

“I tried to open the door,” Alesia recalled.

“I said, ‘Katie?’ And nothing. And then I said, ‘Katie.’ I said, ‘Are you OK?’ And about the third time I said, ‘Katie,’ that’s when my heart began to just palpitate.”Continue reading…