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This girl is braver than most grown men, real talk N. Carolina Girl Born With Out Nose To Get New Prosthetic Nose Next Week Via ABCNews Cassidy Hooper was born with no eyes and no nose, but on Sept. 18 — a big day for the North Carolina 17-year-old — she undergoes the final surgery that will give her a nose. “It’s been a long process, but the day has finally come,” said her father, J. Aaron Cassidy, a 48-year-old engineer. “Cassidy is certainly excited for this day to be here.” Cassidy, a senior at Governor Morehead School, told ABCNews.com earlier this year that she is excited that for the first time, she will be able to smell and breathe through her nose. “I’ll have a real nose like everyone else’s,” she said. Since 2007, when she was 11, Cassidy has gone through a series of skin graft and facial reconstruction surgeries at Levine Children’s Hospital in Charlotte. In three final surgeries done over two to three weeks, doctors will stretch skin flaps over a bone or cartilage graft from another part of her body. Nothing has ever stood in the way of Cassidy’s optimism and ambition. “Things always may be hard,” she said. “But here’s what I think: I don’t need easy, I just need possible.” Hell yeah Cassidy! Tell them hoes! Good luck with your surgery Image via Susan Hooper Continue reading →