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The First Time I Saw Her Face, is a heart wrenching, heartwarming, auto-biography of the trials and triumphs of first time author, Linda Keating's life long battle with an eye sight impairment. From the shockingly sad discovery of when her family first became aware of her inability to clearly see the world in ways that most take for granted, to suffering through horrible bullying as a young girl, to the joy of meeting a man named Matthew as they fell head over heels in love, and as they gave and received love from an incredible dog named Oliver.

For years, they came in on weekends to plan and practice—nearly sixty surgeons, nurses, and anesthesiologists, preparing to harmonize in a vast medical symphony. For the team at Mayo Clinic, it was their most complex surgery to date: a face transplant. At the heart of this event was Andy Sandness. He grappled with feelings of isolation and shame after a disfiguring suicide attempt but was determined to reclaim his future, to be seen as ordinary, and to belong again.