News about Jessica Perez
'It was love at first sight': Woman, 32, who fell for a man eight months after his face transplant says she feels 'like a punching bag' for online trolls
www.dailymail.co.uk,
August 10, 2023
Jessica Perez, 32, of Ohio, met Joe DiMeo (left before his death) through social media after reading about his life - and she'fell in love with him the first time I hugged him.' When he crashed his Dodge Challenger in July 2018, Mr DiMeo, a resident of New Jersey, suffered third degree burns across 80% of his body. He underwent 20 reconstructive plastic surgeries and skin grafts over the course of the next month before undergoing the breakthrough transplants in August 2020 in a 24-hour hospital. Despite her new relationship getting off to a promising and quick start, Ms Perez said she'feels like a punching bag" as a result of all the online hate she receives.