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4. Read the column in the Health Global Magazine and fill in the blanks with the statements below.

a Admittedly, getting to this point was quite a journey.
b Accordingly, it was recorded as the first successful combination transplant case of its kind.
c Then, he spent a month waking up and having physiotherapy.
d Fortunately, a passerby on the road pulled Joe from the burning vehicle before it exploded and
saved his life.
e Next came 45 days in intensive care after the procedure, followed by almost two months of rehab.
A New Face, A Second Chance

In July 2018, Joe Dimeo, fell asleep while driving his
car on Route 22 in New Jersey. It was a very short
moment, but it changed young Dimeo’s life forever.
He lost control of the car, hit the curb, and flipped
over afore bursting into flames. (1) Disastrously,
he still suffered third-degree burns over nearly 80
percent of his body. The damage was so serious
that, though he survived, he was unrecognizable.
His entire life had been taken from him in an instant.
Thereafter, Joe spent months in a medically induced
coma, followed by 20 reconstructive surgeries and
numerous treatments. (2)
Subsequently, a reconstructive plastic surgery was
carried out by a team of 140 staff at NYU hospital in
New York. After 23 hours of operation, the final stitch
was made. (3) Joe learned to open his new now, and he had that one special feature which is
eyelids, to move his new hands, and to smile. required for these kinds of operations - a high level
The NYU doctors had completed the revolutionary of motivation,” he said. “And he had an enormous
procedure in August 2020 but waited to share the sense of hope.”
results to make sure Joe’s body didn’t reject the In the press briefing, Joe pulled a small notecard
transplants. (4) from his pocket using his new hands and read from
it. Other news reports showed him playing with his
“He’s the most highly motivated patient I’ve ever
dog and lifting weights at the gym. (5)
met,” Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, head of the team that
completed the exceptional operation, told reporters Asked how he’d felt over the past months of
at the press briefing. “Joe is healthy, he’s young, rehabilitation, Joe said he felt he’d been given a
he’s strong, he loves exercising, he eats healthy “second chance at life.”

5. Read again and match the sentence halves.

1 Joe Dimeo had a terrible accident a to successfully receive a face and double hand transplant.
2 This accident turned b but the doctors didn’t make it public right away.
3 He spent nearly two years c his life upside down.
4 The surgery had been completed d in the hospital to fully recover.
a year ago,
5 He’s the world’s first patient e as he fell asleep while driving.

6. Imagine you are a columnist in a magazine. Write down an unusual story for this week’s column.

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