The most extensive face transplant in History.

A 37-year-old Virginia man severely disfigured by a 1997 gun accident has received the most extensive full-face transplant in medical history, according to University of Maryland Medical Center surgeons.
Hospital officials report that Richard Lee Norris, of Hillsville, Va., is recovering well after an amazing, medically unprecedented 36-hour surgery that not only gave him a new face—from the hairline to the neck--but also teeth, a tongue, and upper and lower jaws. (See before/after photo above, right.)
A week after the full-face operation, Norris’ improvement has exceeded his doctors’ expectations. He can open and close his mouth and is already brushing his new teeth and shaving the whiskers growing on the transplanted face. He’s miraculously regained his sense of smell, which he’d lost after the accident.

15 Years Hiding Behind a Mask

After the gun accident destroyed his face—robbing him of his lips, nose and teeth and limiting use of his mouth—Norris underwent many lifesaving and reconstructive surgeries. He remained so disfigured that he became a recluse, hiding in his home by day and only venturing out at night to shop, wearing a mask to conceal his face, according to a report by MSNBC.
"It's a surreal experience to look at him. It's hard not to stare. Before, people used to stare at Richard because he wore a mask and they wanted to see the deformity," said lead surgeon Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center. "Now, they have another reason to stare at him, and it's really amazing."

A Groundbreaking Medical First

Norris’ doctors say that the two-day operation is the world’s first full-face transplant performed by a team of plastic and reconstructive surgeons with specialized training and expertise in craniofacial surgery and reconstructive microsurgery.
In all, more than 150 doctors, nurses, and medical staffers were involved in the groundbreaking procedure, which used innovative surgical and computerized techniques to “precisely transplant the mid-face, maxilla and mandible including teeth, and a portion of the tongue,” as well as underlying muscles and nerves, said Dr. Rodriquez in a news release.
“Our goal is to restore function as well as have aesthetically pleasing results.”

A Rare Operation

Norris is only the 23rd person in medical history to receive a face transplant since surgeons began doing the operation seven years ago. The first full-face transplant was performed in France, on a woman whose face was severely mauled by her dog. The first US partial face transplant was done at the Cleveland Clinic in 2008, while the first U.S. full-face procedures were performed last year at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston.
Recipients include Dallas Wiens, a 26-year-old Texan who accidentally struck a power line while painting a church; Mitch Hunter, 30, of Indiana, disfigured by a car crash, and Charla Nash, who was famously attacked and mauled by a neighbor’s pet chimpanzee, Travis. The three patients’ results were described in a recent New England Journal of Medicine study.

What’s Involved in a Full-Face Transplant?

"Unlike conventional reconstruction, facial transplantation seeks to transform severely deformed features to a near-normal appearance and function that conventional reconstructive plastic surgical techniques cannot match," NEJM study author Dr. Bohdan Pomahac, director of the plastic surgery transplantation program at BWH, reported last year. "It truly is a life-giving procedure."
Before a full-face transplant, patients must undergo rigorous medical and psychological exams to determine if the person is physically and mentally ready for the grueling and life-altering surgery and its potential risks, which including infections, anesthesia reactions, severe bleeding, and the possibility that the transplant may fail.

How risky are full-face transplants?

In the NEJM study, Hunter and Nash had “single episodes of rejection,” which were successfully treated with immunosuppressant drugs so their bodies wouldn’t reject the new faces. All three patients in the study got infections, with Nash developing both pneumonia and kidney failure after the operation.
Nash’s doctors also tried to give her new hands (from the same donor) to replace those lost in the chimp attack, a procedure only attempted once before, in France. In Nash’s case, the hand procedure failed and the new hands had to be amputated. However, the full-face transplant took and she has regained sensation, but not movement, in her face, according to CBS.

What might be ahead for Richard Lee Norris?

In the NEJM study, the three patients who received full-face transplants all regained partial sensation in their new faces in a few months. The researchers also reported promising results in 18 patients who received face transplants since 2005, but most were to repair partial disfigurement.
Based on these cases, Norris’ appearance is likely to gradually transform over time to look like a combination of his new and original face, and he may regain at least partial sensation. Dr. Rodriquez is hopeful that Norris, who is unemployed and has lived with his parents since the accident, will now be able to have a full life.
"This accidental injury just destroyed everything,” Dr. Rodriguez told Associated Press. “The rest of his friends and colleagues went on to start getting married, having children, owning homes.” After 15 years behind a mask, “he wants to make up for all of that.”

culled from yahoo

Crazy dream of a FAT woman.

A mother bidding to become the fattest woman in the world has become engaged to marry a chef.
Susanne Eman, 33, revealed her controversial dream of reaching a target weight of over 115 stone last year - to become the biggest human ever.
Now the mother-of-two, who currently weighs more than 54 stone, plans to wed fiance Parker Clack, 35, who loves cooking for her.

Supersize diet: Susanne Eman, 33 being spoon fed by her boyfriend Parker Clack, 38 at the breakfast table

The pair met over the internet last year and hit it off following a string of emails.
Within months Parker moved in to Susanne's home in Casa Grande, Arizona, where she lives with sons Brendin, 13, and Gabriel, 17.


Unemployed Susanne said: 'We are a match made in heaven. I love eating and Parker loves cooking.

Love: Susanne and Parker share a kiss on their bed. The pair met over the internet last year and hit it off following a string of emails

Feast: Susanne enjoys her dinner at a local restaurant tucking into several dishes, including a side salad

'It's a perfect pairing. I still want to be the fattest woman in the world and Parker is fine with that.
'He loves larger women and sees how happy I am when I'm eating.
'His cooking skills were definitely part of the attraction. How could I resist a man with talents in the kitchen?
'His signature dish, spaghetti bolognese, is my favourite. I could eat it all day.
'Parker helps by doing the housework too.
'He does most of the house work, cooking, helps encourage me to go for walks, he goes swimming with me, helps me do anything I have difficulty with.'

Parker encourages Susanne to go for walks and swim to keep her mobile and helps her with anything else she has difficulty with

Keep-fit: Parker is supporting Susanne in her controversial goal of becoming the world's heaviest

Susanne says she has gained several stone since her last weigh-in last year when she registered at 54 stone

Amazingly Parker is supporting Susanne in her controversial goal of becoming the world's heaviest.
Seen here dishing up a home-cooked breakfast for her, Parker cooks mountains of bacon and scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, huge slices of toast and even salad for Susanne.
Parker said: 'I support her because it makes her happy, and I love big women.
'I do worry about her health of course, but I try to make sure she eats some healthy food like salad, and I make sure she does exercises.
'She's taken up swimming since we met and we love to swim together.

Susanne poses for a photograph with her two sons Gabriel, left, 17, Brandon, right, 13, and her fiance Parker Clack. The couple are pictured right, together. Doctors have told Susanne she is gambling with her life

'I know becoming the biggest woman ever is something she truly wants to do with all of her heart.
'She had a check up last year and the doctor said she was fine, even though he doesn't support her mission. He said she's gambling with her life.
'As long as the doctors say she's okay, I'll support her.
'I'd love Susanne whatever she looked like, but if she was a size-zero model I wouldn't have noticed her in the first place.
'We met online and exchanged photos when we were courting. I thought she was beautiful.
'I've always preferred bigger girls. To me there's nothing attractive about a skinny woman. It's more ladylike to have curves.

As Susanne, a size 10XL, continues to balloon, Parker takes her and her sons to the park on day-trips - wheeling Susanne around in her wheelchair

'Men aren't supposed to have curves, but women are, and Susanne definitely has them.'
Susanne says she has gained several stone since her last weigh-in last year when she registered at 54 stone.
She had hoped to be three stone heavier by the end of 2011.
'It's harder to gain than you might think because I'm trying to stay as healthy and active as possible,' she said.
'I've been slowly upping what I eat. It's like an athlete training but instead of training to be harder, I'm making myself softer.
'There's not been a point where I've doubted what I'm doing. It's deep desire for me to do this and I feel I can do it without endangering my health so I don't worry about my boys.'
As Susanne, a size 10XL, continues to balloon, Parker takes her and her sons to the park on day-trips - wheeling Susanne around in her wheelchair.
'My mobility is decreasing,' she said. 'But I always knew this would happen as I gained. I get out of breath more easily and Parker has to push me in my chair more often.

Susanne is served breakfast in bed by Parker who is a chef. Her favourite food is spaghetti bolognese which is his signature dish

'When we go to the store he shops for me. He helps me in and out of the car. He encourages me to do my exercises.
'My aim is to never become bed-bound. As long Parker keeps taking me out to the park for waddles, then I know I can keep moving.'  
Reaching her goal would mean Susanne tops that of previous world record-holder Carol Ann Yager, who died in 1994 from kidney failure caused by morbid obesity.
But despite warnings from doctors that she is playing 'Russian Roulette' with her life, Susanne says she can avoid the fate of others who have reached over 1000lbs (71 stone).
'I do my best to eat as much healthy food as possible,' said Susanne.
'I do an exercise regime to keep me as mobile as possible and Parker helps with that. He makes sure I do my stretches and sit ups.
'I want to try and break the stigma that being fat is bad.
'And it's helped me to find love, so hat's wrong with that.'




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Fabrice Muaba regains consciousness....

Fabrice Muamba's father revealed today the bewildered footballer had to be told the match he collapsed in had been abandoned because of his cardiac arrest.
The Bolton Wanderers star is recovering well in hospital and his family said they are looking forward to the day they can take him home.
But family friend Aime Esalo told how Muamba came to and asked: 'Did we lose?' The Bolton Wanderers player was told the match was called off with the score at 1-1.

'God is in control': Shauna Magunda, right, Fabrice Muamba's fiancee urged her Twitter followers to keep the Bolton player in their prayers as he fights for life

Remarkable progress: Bolton manager Owen Coyle, speaking outside the London Chest Hospital, said he has been amazed by the speed of Fabrice Muamba's recovery

Mr Esalo told The Sun: 'Fabrice asked why they had stopped it and his father said, "Because of you".'

Muamba also asked about his three-year-old son Joshua in his first words after coming round from a coma, it has been claimed.
Although he is breathing by himself and able to recognise family members, Bolton manager Owen Coyle said Muamba, 23, is still in the early days of his fight back to full health.
The player is still in intensive care at the London Chest Hospital but has amazed his manager with the speed of his recovery.
Cardiologists say the long-term outlook will remain unclear for some time.
A cousin, who did not want to be named, told the Evening Standard: 'His eyes are open and he’s recognising people. I spoke to him yesterday, he’s able to speak. Everything is fine. We thank God for that. He will be back home.'
Muamba collapsed on the pitch at White Hart Lane at 6.11pm on Saturday in the first half of an FA Cup quarter-final tie against Tottenham Hotspur as he suffered a heart attack.

Support: Bolton Wanderers captain Kevin Davies, left, and midfielder Darren Pratley, right, visit Muamba, 23, in hospital

Romance: Fabrice Muamba proposed to his girlfriend Shauna Magunda on Valentines Day

His family, including his fiancée Shauna Magunda, 27, and his parents, Marcel and Gertrude, have been maintaining a constant vigil at his bedside ever since.
The footballer had a 'comfortable night' in intensive care last night as he continues to recover after being visited by a host of professional players including Chelsea's Ashley Cole yesterday.
After Muamba uttered his first words, his delighted fiancée tweeted: 'All your prayers are working people thank u so so much. To God be the glory.'

Happy couple: Fabrice Muamba, right, out with his fiancee Shauna who he had recently got engaged to. The couple have a three-year-old son

Curtis Codrington, who has spent hours at the footballer’s bedside praying for his recovery, said: 'When he opened his eyes and spoke, his first words were in French. It is such a good sign.'
The chauffeur added Muamba, who does not drink and is 'deeply religious', is devoted to his family.

'He is one of the most genuine guys I have ever met,' he said. 'His family mean everything to him.' Miss Magunda today thanked the thousands of  well-wishers across the world for their support.
Bolton manager Owen Coyle said today he would 'never have imagined' his player would begin to recover so quickly.

Coyle said had managed to 'exchange a few words' with the midfielder today but said the contents of the conversation would remain private.
'Fabrice is still in intensive care, still remains critical but yes as you know there has been improvement,' he said.

'I've managed to get to see him myself, as have close family members, I had a conversation, a few words exchanged, that will remain private as you will understand, which is a great sign.
'I must stress it's still very much very early in the process. Fabrice is still a long way to go but there's encouraging signs. We think that's really positive as we move forward from that point.
'I will have to go on record and thank everyone, it was remiss of me yesterday because I have to mention the supporters actually at the match of Bolton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur.
Asked if he thought Fabrice would make a full recovery, Coyle said: 'It has happened before. Every case is on its own merit. Shock: Bolton manager Owen Coyle (left) walks alongside the stretcher as medical staff attend to Fabrice Muamba. Leading the way, right, is Tottenham fan Dr Andrew Deaner, a consultant cardiologist who came down from the stands to help resuscitate the player

Tributes: Flowers, cards, teddy bears and scarves are left outside Bolton's Reebok Stadium as England under 21 international footballer Fabrice Muamba tries to fight back to full health

'Eric and Fabrice strength!': A message of support at AS Roma's Olympic Stadium for Bolton's Muamba and Barcelona's Eric Abidal who is to undergo a liver transplant

'Two things Fabrice has on his side are he is a fit young man and the life that he has had, he has had to fight every step of the way along his young journey.
'These are two things that I'm sure will stand him in good stead.'
He added Bolton would be back training tomorrow but said the main concern at the moment was Fabrice.
The Premier League side have postponed their match against Aston Villa tonight and their game against Blackburn Rovers on Saturday is in doubt.
A joint statement by the club and the hospital trust said today: 'Fabrice Muamba has had a comfortable night in the intensive care unit at the London Chest Hospital where the medical team is continuing to monitor his progress.
'Fabrice's family has asked us to thank everyone again for their thoughts and prayers and for the continued messages of support from which they draw great strength.
'To ensure the smooth running of the hospital for all patients, as well as Fabrice's need to concentrate on his recovery, they would request that he receives no more visitors for the moment, outside of immediate family and members of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.'
Today a student who admitted posting sick Twitter comments about Muamba was facing the prospect of being thrown out of his university.
Biology student Liam Stacey, 21, is facing jail after admitting posting racist and offensive remarks just after the Bolton player collapsed.
A campaign has been launched to get the Swansea University undergraduate thrown off his course.
A spokesman for the university said they had launched an investigation after the student admitted Tweeting 'LOL, F*** Muamba. He's dead'.
As the footballer battles back after waking from a coma, his teammate and club captain Kevin Davies heaped praise on him for his remarkable fight.

Fight: Fabrice Muamba, left with Diego Maradona in 2005, and, right, with his fiancee at a party last year

Happy times: Bolton Wanderers midfielder in a picture he posted on Twitter last month. He is in a critical condition today after collapsing on the pitch on Saturday

The Bolton captain said he had been 'half expecting the phone to ring' with tragic news as he told of the team's sleepless nights since Muamba collapsed on the pitch on Saturday.
He told the Sun: 'We all love Fab. We respect him hugely for where he has come from. He's had a tough life. Nothing has been handed to him on a plate.'
He called Muamba 'a great role model', telling how he is 'one of the first in every morning' and one of the last to leave the gym at night.
He added: 'It is not something you often see with young players. They want to get in, get out, drive their fancy cars and buy Gucci clothes. That's not Fabrice. It's refreshing to see.'
On Saturday night doctors battled for two hours to get Muamba's heart pumping again.

Battle: Fabrice Muamba and his Bolton teammate David Wheater on a mat together as Olympic judo expert Sarah Clark assesses their 'skills'. The photo was taken as the players visited a Bolton Muslim girls school

There are several possible causes of Fabrice Muamba’s cardiac arrest.
The one which most commonly kills young athletes is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
A genetic defect, it causes part of the heart muscle to thicken in about one in 500 people. It is most serious in the young and is exacerbated by exercise. 
In some countries, such as Italy, screening for this condition is mandatory for footballers and sufferers are not allowed to play. But in Britain it is up to individual clubs.
Although Muamba’s heart was eventually restarted, the major concern now is that just a few minutes without blood pumping to the brain could have caused  brain damage.
Patients are usually put into a medically induced coma using anaesthetic and their body temperature is drastically reduced for about 24 hours, which can prevent brain damage developing.
Other, less common possible causes of sudden cardiac arrest include ARVD, another disorder of the heart muscle which causes part of it to turn to fat; faults with the heart’s electrical impulses; irregular rhythms; or defective heart valves.

It is believed to have stopped altogether for seven minutes, sparking fears that he could have suffered brain damage because of a lack of oxygen.
It was the intervention of a consultant cardiologist who was at Saturday's game that may have saved his life.
Tottenham fan Dr Andrew Deaner went onto the pitch and helped treat the player before he was rushed to hospital.

He received prolonged resuscitation at the ground and while on route to The London Chest Hospital, where his heart eventually started working.
Under new NHS guidelines emergency heart cases are immediately routed directly to a number of specialist hospitals across the capital, where consultant cardiologists are on duty round the clock.
After Muamba fell to the ground on the pitch, Coyle shouted 'he's just collapsed' before running across to join the paramedics.
Players gathered and a defibrillator was used on the star, who has also played for Arsenal and Birmingham.
Muamba, who was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, formerly Zaire, was taken off on a stretcher as fans held their heads in their hands, with some in tears.
It is understood that Coyle and Bolton striker Kevin Davies accompanied Muamba in the ambulance to the London Chest Hospital in Bethnal Green, east London.

Today Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini called today for twice-yearly medical screenings for Premier League players after admitting he was worried that not enough is being done to protect them.
Mancini said he was relieved to hear of Muamba's improvement, but revealed that he failed to understand how the Premier League has allowed a situation that puts the safety of players at risk.
'I was really worried on Sunday,' he said. 'Today I have read he has improved and I am very happy for him and his family.
'But if you want to know my opinion, it is that, here in England, the best championship in the world, everything is fantastic. But we need to improve the medical side for the players.
'We need to screen the players often, maybe two times a year, and they have to be more accurate because they don't do this.
'When I saw our medical two years ago, I was really worried. I said we need to do them better.'

Respects: Ashley Cole (right), Shaun Wright-Phillips (left) and another man arrive at the London Chest Hospital yesterday to visit Fabrice Muamba who has seen his condition improve slightly in the last 24 hours

Friends: Arsenal defender Johan Djourou, left, and Tottenham players Emmanuel Adebeyor (white shirt) and Michael Essien (purple shirt), right, visited their friend at the London Chest hospital in East London

Consultant cardiologist: Andrew Deaner helped to save Muamba's life

A Tottenham supporter helped to save the life of Fabrice Muamba after he collapsed on the pitch.
Dr Andrew Deaner was in the stands watching Spurs play Bolton when the 23-year-old England under 21 international collapsed.
He rushed down to the pitch and directed paramedics as they battled to save the footballer. Today he remains critically ill at hospital.
Dr Deaner is a father-of-three and a keen cyclist. He graduated from the Leeds University School of Medicine in 1987 and now works in NHS and private hospitals in London and Essex.
He treats patients with all types of cardiac disease, including those with coronary artery disease and people who have suffered angina, heart attack and cardiac arrest.
He is also an expert in pacemakers as well having a special interest in heart disease in pregnancy.
Heavily involved in the training of junior doctors, the Spurs fan is chair of the Specialist Training Committee in General Medicine for the north Thames region and a member of the British Cardiovascular Society and the British Cardiovascular Intervention Society.
Furthermore, Dr Deaner holds the post of secretary of the Cardiology Council of the Royal Society of Medicine.
As well as his position at the NHS London Chest Hospital, Dr Deaner is a consultant cardiologist at Spire Roding and Spire Hartswood private hospitals in Essex.
He is also the clinical lead in cardiology and clinical director for acute medicine at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is his main place of work.
In his personal profile for Spire, Dr Deaner writes: 'I was born and brought up in south west Essex.
'I am married with three teenage children, and spend much of my spare time cycling on a Colnago C50 road bike.
'Amongst numerous cycling achievements, I have successfully ridden an amateur stage of the Tour De France on six occasions and have completed the ultra-long distance Paris-Brest-Paris cycle event on two occasions.
'My other interests include travel and the theatre.'

The Tottenham squad have demanded heart screenings after seeing Bolton's Fabrice Muamba collapse during their FA Cup match.
Specialist sports cardiologist Sanjay Sharma says 'one or two players' are due to be tested by him today but the entire squad want to be examined.
Muamba is still fighting for his life in intensive care in a critical condition after suddenly collapsing during Saturday's abandoned FA Cup match at Tottenham.
Mr Sharma told Sky News television that 'these cardiac arrests in young people are very rare, they affect about one in 50,000 people.'
The leading sport cardiologist says the examinations for the Tottenham squad will look for any heart muscle damage.
He told the Independent he that Muamba's collapse 'surprised' him.
He said: 'I am surprised the heart problem was not picked up. The medical screening these players get is extremely comprehensive.
'It will identify 80 per cent of conditions causing sudden death.'

He added that he was stunned at the low standard of medicals in the Premier League compared with his native Italy, adding: 'It is impossible that a young guy could die on the pitch because they didn't do a medical accurately.

'I want all the players, not just ours, to have more accurate medicals.
'What happened to Muamba and other players in the past can't happen again.'
Last night the entire Sunderland squad visited a vigil site that has been set up at Bolton's Reebok Stadium. Players laid a shirt next to flowers and written tributes ahead of their game against Blackburn tomorrow.
David Beckham sent a message of support from the U.S., Bolton manager Owen Coyle said yesterday.
Coyle said: 'David Beckham has sent a message from across the Atlantic and it shows what opinion people have of Fabrice as a man, not just as a footballer.
'Hopefully that will bring him along.'
Bolton may yet withdraw from the FA Cup to avoid a harrowing return to Tottenham in a rescheduled match. The game was called off soon after Muamba collapsed.
If the game is axed, Tottenham would go into a semi-final against Chelsea at Wembley. Bolton would not be penalised if they decide to withdraw.
Dr Jonathan Hill, a consultant cardiologist at King's College Hospital London added: 'Premier League footballers get the best heart checks and screening possible but events can happen that can't be picked up at screening.
'They spend about two days testing the heart when a player has a full medical. Everything is extremely thorough.
'Sportsmen aren't necessarily immune from heart disorders. Fabrice Muamba was probably just unlucky. You can develop a problem with the heart out of the blue. And no one is really to blame for such events.'

Tributes: Fans leave shirts with messages of support at Bolton's Reebook Stadium as the footballer remains in an artificially-induced coma. Fans of rival clubs, including Liverpool, also left their shirts

Dreadful scenes: Bolton's manager Owen Coyle, right, looks on distraught with other players as Fabrice Muamba of Bolton Wanderers receives CPR treatment on the pitch

Football star: Fabrice Muamba on the ball for England under 21s during the European Championship final against Germany three years ago

Concern: Tottenham's Jermaine Defoe is consoled on the pitch by Gareth Bale, left. In the image on the right, Tottenham's Benoit Assou-Ekotto, left, William Gallas, Carlo Cudicini and Bolton manager Owen Coyle look on

Shocking: Fabrice Muamba can be seen running with the ball, left, during Saturday's game shortly before he collapsed. Right, the 23-year-old lies on the ground immediately after collapsing

Star: Fabrice Muamba can be seen here playing for England under-21's

Fabrice Ndala Muamba is a talented player with a dream to one day earn a doctorate.
The 23-year-old Bolton Wanderers midfielder was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, then known as Zaire, before his family fled to the UK.
Born on April 6 1988, Muamba grew up in country's capital Kinshasa. to the sound of gunshots.
His father, Marcel, worked for the regime of former Zaire president Mobutu Sese Seko, who was overthrown in 1997.
Hunted by anti-Mobutu forces during one of the bloodiest civil wars in modern history, Marcel was forced to flee the country.
His wife, Gertrude, and four children were taken in by his brother. However, they too had to leave when Muamba's uncle was killed.
In 2008 he told the Daily Mail: 'It was very, very tough. I saw the war. I saw people die. I grew up with it. It was scary.
'I didn't live far from the gunshots and the sound of them going off. It was difficult to get used to, especially hearing guns at night. It did have an effect on me.
'It stopped us going out to play football because we were scared we would get killed. One or two of my friends were hurt, one or two of them have since died.'
Muamba was granted asylum in the UK in 1999. Coming to a new country as an 11-year-old, he could not speak a word of English.
However, the intelligent youngster quickly picked up the language and excelled at school.
He attended Kelmscott School in Walthamstow, north-east London - just three miles away from White Hart Lane, where he collapsed during tonight's FA Cup tie against Tottenham.
He had ambitions to one day become an accountant and be referred to as 'Dr Muamba'.
Muamba has more qualifications than any of his teammates in the Bolton dressing room, having earned 10 GCSEs as well as A-levels in French, maths and English.
A tall man at 6ft 2in, his passions off the pitch include listening to opera music, academia and spending time with his son, Joshua Jeremiah.
The player is also said to be deeply religious. He also represented England at every youth level.


Culled from dailymail

Kristina Bobby's granma blasts 'incestuous' relationship with Nick

I previously posted an article about Bobby Kristina and Whitney's unofficially adopted son who lived with her for 12years. Her grandmother (Cissy) as declared their relationship as being incestuous because Nick grew up together with her after Whitney took him in at the age of 12 when his father went to prison and his mother was unable to take care of him. See Picture below.

Bobbi Kristina dating Whitney Houston's 'adopted son' Nick Gordon

Bobby Kristina and Nick Gordon are alleged to be seeing each other as confirmed by Nick's tweets and pictures  below.By the way,the reason its making headline is because Nick was unofficially adopted son of Whitney and he lived with her for 12years.

Nick Confirmed their relationship on twitter above.

Bobby and Nick.

Touching recovery story of anorexic patient.

A nurse who was once just weeks from death after suffering from anorexia has turned her life around - and is now poised to complete the London Marathon.

Harriet Smith, 26, has struggled with the eating disorder for 12 years and at her lowest point weighed just five stone.

But now the 5ft 8" runner has got her life back on track - in more ways than one.

Recovering: Harriet says she hopes her story of coming back from anorexia inspires others

With the help of her family and a specialist eating disorder clinic she is now a healthy 9st 7lbs. She is also in training to run a marathon for an animal charity and hopes her story can provide inspiration of others recovering from eating disorders.

She said that when she was ill she ran with the prime purpose of losing weight but now she runs simply because she enjoys it.

'I never thought I'd come this far,' she told the Daily Mirror.

'This is the more complete I've ever felt. I hope my story can inspire other people suffering from eating disorders. It takes time but you can recover.'

Harriet started to lose weight when she was just 14 after a healthy eating kick 'got out of hand.'

Before long she had lost four stone in just a few years with devastating health consequences. Her periods stopped, she felt tired and frail and grew a fine layer of hair over her body. 

Harriet said she was in denial even after she was admitted to hospital.

'The doctor said I was weeks from death. He said my heart would just stop beating,' she recalled.

Her Body Mass Index was just 10 - someone with a BMI of below 18.5 is considered underweight.

She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act in July 2005 and spent a year in a specialist eating disorder clinic. Harriet was fed through a tube and kept under watch and gradually gained weight.

She said her mother Joanne, 63, father Graeme, 55 and two brothers gave her a huge amount of support and encouragement to overcome the psychological disorder.

Painfully thin: Harriet said she was 'in denial' about her psychological disorder but managed to pull through with the support of her family

'Now I am 99% recovered,' she said.

'There is still a tiny bit of the anorexia in my head. I have my little struggles.'

But for now Harriet, who lives in King's Lynn in Norfolk, is delighted to be living her life to the full again. She achieved a first-class degree in nursing and has a long-term boyfriend. She hopes her marathon will raise £2,000 for the animal charity PDSA.


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Celebrities out on a stroll.

Kim,Kris,Mason and Kourt out on a family stroll.

She took 2months old Ivy for a stroll with her mum(Tina Knowles) around around New york.

 

Jealous rage:Married lover poured acid on her because she dumped him.

A mother whose face was hideously deformed by acid sprayed by her married lover appeared in court today and accused him of 'turning me into a monster'.

Speaking on the first day of Richard Remes's trial for attempted murder in Belgium, Patricia Lefranc said she was 'determined to look him in the eye and show the jury what he has done to me'.

The 48-year-old, who underwent 86 operations following the attack, added: 'I hope to convince the court that he did indeed want to murder me.'

Before and after: Patricia Lefranc was seriously disfigured in the attack allegedly carried out by her ex-lover

Accused: Richard Remes is on trial for allegedly spraying his ex-lover's face with acid

Remes, 57, is said to have planned the sulphuric acid attack after Ms Lefranc ended their relationship just over two years ago.

Ms Lefranc told Brussels Assizes that December 1, 2009 was the day Remes 'finally destroyed my life.'

She said he was waiting for her as she emerged from a lift in the Brussels suburb of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.

 

He sprayed the sulphuric acid, once referred to as 'oil of vitriol' by medieval European alchemists, all over her head and upper body, she told the court.

She said she was convinced she would die, but neighbours in a nearby building heard her screams and managed to get her to the burns unit of a nearby hospital, where she lay in a coma for three months.

Ms Lefranc said: 'I hope Remes is convicted of attempted murder, and not just for assault and battery with torture. He did not just want to hurt me, he wanted me out of the way. I just hope that I get to tell the court what I experienced, and how it hurt.

Trial: Patricia Lefranc (right) pictured arriving at a Brussels court with lawyer Daniel Spreutels (left) for Richard Remes's trial

Accused: Richard Remes (top) talks with his lawyers on the first day of his trial

'I would also appeal to his wife. She paints me as a manipulator who hooked  her husband. I think that's an insult - a dagger in my back.

'He made the first step in starting a relationship, and I had to bring it to a close. Let's reverse the roles, but don't tell me how seriously he should be punished.

'I leave that to the court, but while working out the punishment don't lose sight of the fact that he condemned me to pain, both physical and psychological, for life.'

Ms Lefranc said her son’s school friends now regularly mock her appearance, adding: 'Remes has also ruined my life as a woman. Who once to deal with the monster that he made me? 

'I'm stared at on the street. Worse, I'm used as an example of what can happen to a woman who wants to put an end to a love affair.'

A 22-year-old woman is said to have been threatened by a boyfriend who said: 'Remember what happened to Patricia Lefranc?', said Ms Lefranc.

As well as psychological torture, Ms Lefranc said she was in constant physical pain, and all of it reminded her of the horror of the attack.

Brave: Patricia Lefranc (right) with her lawyer Daniel Spreutels (left) said her former lover 'destroyed her life'

She said: 'When I look in the mirror, every fibre of my body reminds me of what happened. The doctors had me in an artificial coma for months.

'I lost the sight in my left eye, and hearing in an ear - my right ring finger was amputated. By the time I got to my eightieth operation, I stopped counting.

'But I know that I still have about twenty operations to go. The acid which he maimed me, is worse than a weapon of war.  It still gnaws at me.

'My nose is quietly shrinking away and will eventually be replaced by a prosthesis. That will be the last and perhaps most difficult surgery.

'For three months I will have to wear a mask to hide the gaping hole in the middle of my face. Only then can the final prosthesis be implanted.

'That mask must be removed daily for cleaning. No, I will not handle that - a nurse will be doing it.'

Remes has apologised for the attack, denying that he meant to maim her. His defence is that he did not realise the sulphuric acid he sprayed would have such a devastating effect.

Remes told the court how he started his relationship with Lefranc, who was the janitor of their block of flats, in 2009.

He said: 'I moved with my wife and children to the building on Avenue Sippelberg in 2006. Patricia was already living there. She was a janitor. At first we just said hello, that's all. 

'Then her relationship with her ex boyfriend ended. And, in late 2008, she asked me two or three time to do small jobs in her house that she could not do herself. 

'One day, at the beginning of 2009, I offered to go for coffee. We went to a hotel and our relationship began.' The case continues.

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