In 2012, 20-year-old Melissa Dohme was attacked by her ex-boyfriend. He stabbed her 32 times and left her for dead outside her home. Though it looked like she was laying dead in the street, Melissa picked herself up and managed to stagger to a neighbor's house.
Cameron Hill was one of the first firefighter-EMTs to arrive at the bloody scene, and was the only responder who believed she'd live. He knew he'd see her again.
Melissa flat-lined four times in the hospital, but miraculously, she made it. During her long and painful road to recovery, Melissa and Cameron reconnected, and it wasn't long before the two were completely in love. All the while, Melissa underwent several surgeries to reconstruct her face and body; her transformation, which you can see in the video below, is incredible. In addition to graduating college and becoming a nurse, she's become an advocate against domestic violence who continues to inspire millions of people all over the world. She's a survivor, all right.
What makes this story even more amazing is its unexpectedly happy and triumphant ending. Earlier this year, Melissa threw the ceremonial first pitch at a Tampa Bay Rays game. Little did she know, Cameron was about to run onto the field and propose… and she said yes! “He’s the one I’ve been waiting for,” she says. “My fairy tale.”
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