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>>> TONIGHT YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR A WOMAN HAS COME IN HER
RECOVERY AFTER A BRUTAL BEATING
NEARLY KILLED HER.
>> WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE
STORY OF RACHEL BUSH WHOSE FACE
WAS PERMANENTLY DISFIGURED.
WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK AT
A MAJOR TRANSFORMATION AFTER A
WELL KNOWN HOUSTON SURGEON
OFFERED TO HELP HER FOR FREE.
>> THE UPDATE YOU HAVE TO SEE.
LAUREN.
LAUREN.
LAUREN. >> I CANNOT WAIT TO SHOW YOU.
RACHEL HAS COME A REALLY LONG
WAY FROM WHEN WE MET HER IN
JANUARY.
JANUARY.
JANUARY. JUST OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,
SEVERAL SHATTERED BONES IN HER
FACE, STARING AT A FUTURE THAT
SEEMED HOPELESS.
SEEMED HOPELESS. >> Reporter: IT'S A LIFE RACHEL
SEEMED HOPELESS. >> Reporter: IT'S A LIFE RACHEú
SEEMED HOPELESS. >> Reporter: IT'S A LIFE RACHEú.
TEACHING BALLROOM DANCING AND
YOGA, BEING A CAREFREE,
OUTGOING, CONFIDENT WOMAN.
A LIFE SHATTERED AFTER ONE NIGHT
OUT WITH SOMEONE SHE THOUGHT WAS
A FRIEND.
A FRIEND.
A FRIEND. >> IT WAS THE MOST HORRIFIC
EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE.
>> Reporter: WE FIRST MET
RACHEL BACK IN JANUARY JUST OUT
OF THE HOSPITAL AFTER SHE SAYS
THIS MAN TRIED TO RAPE HER.
SHE FOUGHT BACK AND NEARLY DIED.
SKULL FRACTURES, SHATTERED
CHEEKBONES, TEETH, EYE SOCKETS,
AND JAW, ALL AMONG THE MANY
INJURIES SHE'S BEEN LEFT TO DEAL
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. >>
WITH. >> THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHERE
I HAVE FELT LIKE I WISH THAT HE
WOULD HAVE TAKEN MY LIFE BECAUSE
EVERYTHING THAT I'M GOING
THROUGH IS SO HARD.
>> Reporter: BUT THROUGH IT
ALL, SHE'S FOUND A STRENGTH.
>> I HAVE TO BE STRONGER FOR
OTHER PEOPLE.
OTHER PEOPLE. I CAN'T GIVE UP.
AND I ALSO FEEL LIKE I NEED TO
SPEAK OUT.
SPEAK OUT. >> Reporter: HER VOICE HAS BEEN
HEARD BY THOUSANDS, OFFERING
KIND WORDS, STORIES OF SURVIVAL,
MONETARY DONATIONS.
MONETARY DONATIONS. AND IN DOCTOR FRANKLIN ROSE --
>> WE'RE
>> WE'RE
>> WE'RE HAPPY TO DONATE TIME TO HER.
>> Reporter: HOPE.
>> I FEEL TERRIBLY SORRY FOR
THIS PRETTY GIRL IS WHAT I
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT.
THOUGHT. JUST AS I DO LIKE IF I SEE A
BURN PATIENT.
BURN PATIENT. >> Reporter: DR. ROSE IS A
PLASTIC SURGEON WHOSE WORK HAS
BEEN FEATURED NATIONWIDE.
THROUGH THE HOLLY ROSE RIBBON
FOUNDATION, HE OFFERS HIS WORK
FOR FREE SOMETIMES.
IN RACHEL'S CASE, IT ADDS UP TO
TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.
>> WHAT DO I GET OUT OF IT?
HELPING PEOPLE.
HELPING PEOPLE. >> Reporter: IN JULY THEY MET
FOR A CONSULTATION.
>> THIS IS TIGHT FROM THE
TRAUMA.
TRAUMA.
TRAUMA. >> Reporter: DR. ROSE
DETERMINED RACHEL NEEDED RINE
OPLASTY, IMPLANTS, SKIN GRAFTS,
SCAR REVISIONS AND MORE.
>> I'M VERY EXCITED ESPECIALLY
TO BE IN THE HANDS OF DR. ROSE.
THAT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> Reporter: THEN IN AUGUST,
OPERATION DAY.
OPERATION DAY. >> I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK
AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND HAVE
SOME CONFIDENCE BACK THAT WAS
TAKEN FROM ME.
IT FEELS LIKE A NEW CHANCE AT
LIFE ALMOST.
LIFE ALMOST. >> Reporter: IT TOOK SEVEN
HOURS TO RECONSTRUCT HER FACE.
AND NEARLY 34 DAYS TO HEAL.
BUT NOW, FIVE WEEKS LATER, THE
REVEAL.
REVEAL.
REVEAL. HERE'S RACHEL BEFORE THE
ASSAULT.
ASSAULT.
ASSAULT. THIS IS HER IN JANUARY.
THEN MARCH AND JULY.
AND HERE SHE IS NOW.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>>
>> I'M
>> I'M SO
>> I'M SO NERVOUS RIGHT NOW. >> YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.
>> Reporter: THIS ISN'T THE END
OF RACHEL'S STRUGGLE.
>> SHE KNOWS THE EMOTIONAL AND
PHYSICAL SCARS CAN'T ALL BE
LASERED AWAY.
LASERED AWAY. BUT NOW HOPE ISN'T A FEELING
SHE'S WAITING FOR ANYMORE.
HOPE IS SOMETHING SHE HAS VERY
MUCH FOUND.
MUCH FOUND. >> I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN AGAIN.
I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE A PERSON FOR
A LONG TIME.
IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE IT'S ONLY
10 MONTHS LATER AND I CAN LOOK
AT MYSELF IN THE MIRROR AND FEEL
LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
>> VOILA.
>> VOILA.
>> VOILA. RACHEL STILL NEEDS A LOT OF
DENTAL WORK, BY THE WAY,
INCLUDING BONE GRAFTING IN HER
MOUTH SO SHE CAN HAVE DENTAL
IMPLANTS.
IMPLANTS.
IMPLANTS. SHE HAS NO REAL TEETH ON THE
TOP.
TOP.
TOP. THAT'S A PIECE SHE WEARS.
SHE'S STRONG, SHE'S TOUGH, AND
SHE'S READY TO TACKLE EVERY
OBSTACLE THAT COMES AT HER.
>> PART OF HER HAS BEEN
RESTORED.
RESTORED.
RESTORED. >> SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL TOO
INSIDE AND OUT.
>> SO WHAT IS THE LATEST ON THE
MAN WHO WAS CHARGED WITH HER
ASSAULT?
ASSAULT?
ASSAULT? >> TONIGHT HE IS STILL IN JAIL
AT THE HARRIS COUNTY JAIL.
HE'S 25-YEAR-OLD DONOVAN JONES.
HE'S CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED
ASSAULT OF A FAMILY MEMBER.
POLICE SAY THEY ARE
INVESTIGATING THIS AS A SEXUAL
ASSAULT.
ASSAULT.
ASSAULT. HIS BOND HAS BEEN SET AT
$40,000.
$40,000.
$40,000. THERE'S NO WORD YET ON HIS TRIAL
DATE BUT OF COURSE WE'RE KEEPING
UP ON THIS STORY AND WE'LL KEEP
YOU POSTED.
YOU POSTED. >> IT'S BEEN QUITE A JOURNEY.
HAPPY TO SEE SHE'S