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7 days agoWorld LeaksComments Off on Half my face melted off as I celebrated date night with my hubby – it left me feeling like a monster
A WOMAN has revealed how her husband saved her life after half of her face melted off in a freak accident fire.
Lex Milana, 33, from San Jose, California, was due to celebrate her four-year wedding anniversary last summer when she was prescribed Valium by a doctor for anxiety and sleep.
Lex Milana had been planning anniversary celebrations when her life changed forever[/caption]
After taking valium she unknowingly lit a blow torch in the bathroom and collapsed into a pile of flaming linens[/caption]
Her husband Joseph discovered her and performed CPR, but Lex was left with third degree burns[/caption]
While Lex was under the effects of valium, she unknowingly got a blow-torch from her kitchen and tried to light a marshmallow in the bathroom.
Lex’s horrified husband found her unconscious, face first, in a flames, before saving her life.
Lex was put into an induced coma and by some miracle, survived. Now, she’s speaking exclusively to Fabulous to raise awareness for burn survivors.
Lex says: “That day I nearly died, and although I was left feeling like a monster for a while, I’m starting to find my beauty again.
“To any other burn survivors out there, don’t get hung up on how unfair your situation is.
“The sooner you accept it, the sooner you can love yourself again.”
Last year, in July 2023, Lex was a cybersecurity analyst on a 6-figure salary, working long hours.
At home, she lived with her husband, Joseph Milana, 53, a motorbike rider, who’s 20 years her senior, and their Shih Tzu dog, Andy.
Lex says: “Joseph and mine’s passion in life was riding motorbikes together. We made an incredible team.
“We’d been married for nearly four years and had our anniversary coming up.
“Rather than planning an expensive dinner, Joseph and I were saving money to renew our vows instead.
“But as it was approaching, work was getting more stressful. I loved the career I’d built for myself but the hours were gruelling.
“But my anxiety and stress from work was making me take it out on Joseph in the evenings.
“I went to the doctor and he prescribed me Valium, which I’d never had before.”
Lex says that she had spent much of her life being told how beautiful she was[/caption]
She admits that after the accident she was left ‘feeling like a monster’[/caption]
That night, whilst Lex got into bed, her husband was out running errands. She gulped the tablet down, and was soon out like a light.
Lex says: “When I next opened my eyes, I was in a hospital room. My arm was in a sling, and my body was bandaged all over. I had no idea how I got there.
“Then a nurse appeared and told me I’d been in a fire. I was terrified.
“Joseph was there that night, giving me a kiss. But I couldn’t speak or hug him. It took days for me to come around.
“When I finally did, doctors told me I’d been in a coma for nearly two weeks. I couldn’t believe it.
“The last thing I remembered was going to sleep from the tablet.”
Joseph explained to Lex that he’d come home that night to the bathroom door being locked.
He kept banging on the door after Lex didn’t respond, before busting the door open.
Lex says: “Joseph saw me laying face first in bunch of linens that had caught fire.
How to treat burns and when to call 999
Burns are damage to the skin usually caused by heat.
They can be very painful and may cause:
Red or peeling skin
Blisters
Swelling
White or charred skin
The amount of pain you feel is not always related to how serious the burn is.
Even a very serious burn may be relatively painless.
Treating burns and scalds
To treat a burn, follow the first aid advice below:
Immediately get the person away from the heat source
Remove any clothing or jewellery
Cool the burn with cool or lukewarm running water for 20 to 30 minutes
Make sure the person keeps warm
After cooling the burn, cover the burn by placing a layer of cling film over it
Use painkillers
Raise the affected area if possible
If it’s an acid or chemical burn, dial 999
When to get medical attention
Depending on how serious a burn is, it may be possible to treat it at home.
For minor burns, keep the burn clean and do not burst any blisters that form.
More serious burns require professional medical attention.
You should go to a hospital A&E department for:
All chemical and electrical burns
Large or deep burns – any burn bigger than the injured person’s hand
Burns that cause white or charred skin – any size
Burns on the face, neck, hands, feet, any joints or genitals
If someone has breathed in smoke or fumes, they should also get medical attention.
“He pulled me out, and saw half of my face melted off, as well as my arms and parts of my body.
“I had no pulse and wasn’t responding. He lifted me up, and did CPR on me until the ambulance arrived.
“He thought I was going to die and saved my life. Hearing it all I felt numb. I was in so much shock.”
Lex learned she had third degree burns to her face, scalp, left arm and neck.
She’d been put into an induced coma before having multiple skin grafts and woke two weeks later.
Lex says: “For weeks I had a tube feeding me, and was hooked to a breathing machine. When it was taken out, I barely had a voice.
“I had no memory at all. I knew I took the Valium but couldn’t remember anything after that.
“Joseph told me I’d been ‘out of it’ and I’d apparently gotten a blow-torch from the kitchen, and tried to light a marshmallow in the bathroom.
“Some clothes on the floor set fire and I face planted right into the flames. I was horrified.
“I felt so angry that a doctor had let me take such strong medication. But I was extremely thankful Joseph and Andy weren’t hurt in the fire.
“One moment, we were supposed to be celebrating our wedding anniversary. The next I was fighting for my life.”
Looking in the mirror I felt hideous and ugly. I looked like a monster
Lex Milana
Soon Lex started slowly walking around more each day, learning to use her legs again.
At first she refused to look under her face bandages or in a mirror. But a month later, she finally saw her reflection.
Lex says: “My face was melted, burnt, bloody and raw. My eyes were nearly sewn shut.
“I was bald, with my scalp was full of scabs and blood. It was like something out of a horror film.
“For the first time since I’d woken from the coma, I burst into tears.
“But I kept telling myself I was lucky to be alive every day, and that it could’ve gone a lot worse. I was determined to get better.”
In September 2023, after three months in hospital, Lex was discharged and sent back home.
But for the next six months Lex was depressed and became a recluse.
She says: “I lost my cybersecurity job and was suddenly disabled. I lost everything I’d worked so hard for.
“Not only that but looking in the mirror I felt hideous and ugly. I looked like a monster.
“I’d been told my entire life I was very beautiful, yet I’d always been so humble and never let it get to my head.
“Looking back, I realised how much more confident I should’ve been. I would’ve killed to go back to my old face again.
“I didn’t see friends or family and the only person I let see me was Joseph. He was my rock, caring for me day and night.”
In 2024, Lex began to finally leave the house, but she struggled with strangers staring at her.
She says: “I knew I made people uncomfortable. Once, a child was with her mum in the shops and asked her ‘Mummy, what’s wrong with her face?’
“I knew she was just an innocent child, but it wasn’t nice to hear.
“In time, I got used to the stares and my acceptance of my scars slowly grew.
“Now, it has been a year since the fire, and I’ve had a several reconstructive surgeries.
“My eyes have healed tremendously and my scars are being smoothed out.
“I’ve even started wearing blonde and brunette wigs that make me feel beautiful.
“I’ve got more surgeries to go still, it’s a long journey ahead and I take it day by day, but I’m tremendously proud of myself.
“To other burns survivors, cherish the everyday moments that make you feel good and know it does always get better.
“I’ll forever be grateful for my hero husband. We’re planning to extend our family, and might start IVF in future.”
Lex is learning to accept her new appearance and wants to help encourage other burn survivors to do the same[/caption]
Lex says she will forever be grateful to her ‘hero husband’[/caption]
7 days agoWorld LeaksComments Off on World’s oldest bottle of wine is found with gold and gruesome remains of first century man hidden inside
ARCHAEOLOGISTS found the world’s oldest bottle of wine was filled with the ghastly remains of a first century man and his gold.
The 2,000-year-old glass urn was found in a roman tomb in the Carmona of city in Spain‘s Andalusia region.
The funeral urn with the 2,000-year-old reddish wine inside also had valuable artefacts like an ancient gold ring inside it[/caption]
It was initially found by experts five years ago and earlier this year they confirmed the liquid inside the container was wine.
The man’s cremated remains were found along with the vintage wine which also contained a gold ring, presumed to be his, with the image of the Roman god Janus emblazoned on it.
The urn – named Olla Ossuaria was full to the brim with around five litres of the preserved reddish liquid.
The wine urn also contained three amber jewels, a bottle of patchouli-scented perfume and some silk fabric.
A local homeowner who was doing renovation work came across the wine by chance back in 2019 and told the local archaeology board.
Chemist Ruiz Arrebola from University of Cordoba told Discover Magazine: “A key factor in the discovery was that the tomb had not been looted or altered previously.
“This means it remained sealed for nearly 2,000 years.”
Researchers said in a journal: “The liquid could not have reached the inside of the urn through flooding or leakage in the burial chamber, nor through condensation.
“This is especially likely as the inside of the urn in the adjacent niche, L-7, was under identical environmental conditions but completely dry.”
The team, at the University of Cordoba were not surprised that the old remains they uncovered were a man’s as the Romans didn’t let women drink wine.
Another urn in the tomb contained a woman’s remains without any traces of wine, confirming this theory.
It’s thought that adding artefacts like gold into tombs was a typical Roman funeral ritual done so the dead could use them in the afterlife.
Testing showed that the vintage wine dated back to the fourth century, making it the world’s oldest known wine.
Local archaeologist Juan Manuel Román said: “At first we were very surprised that liquid was preserved in one of the urns.”
His team found a total of eight different niches in the tomb and six had urns containing the remains of three men and three women.
They suspect the tomb site was a family mausoleum belonging to Carmo locals at the time, reports Decanter.
The sealed burial chamber had been untouched for 2,000 years and remained largely intact.
The 2,000 year vase that contains the world’s oldest wine[/caption]
Researchers were shocked to find the wine but even more shocked to find gold alongside human remains[/caption]
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7 days agoWorld LeaksComments Off on Pensioner, 82, dies days after vicious street attack as cops arrest teens, 15 & 16
AN 82-YEAR-OLD pensioner has died days after a vicious street attack.
A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy have been arrested after the elderly man was attacked in Slough on Wednesday.
They have both been released on bail.
Thames Valley Police said: “We have launched a murder investigation after the death of a man who was assaulted in Slough.
“The victim, an 82-year-old man from Slough sadly died yesterday morning after he was assaulted on Stoke Road on Tuesday.
“The victim’s next of kin have been informed and are being supported by specially-trained officers.
“Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time. Formal identification is yet to take place.”
Detective Inspector Nick Hind said: “Firstly my thoughts are with the victim’s family and friends at this difficult time.
“We believe that this is an isolated incident and that there is no wider risk to the public.
“If you witnessed the incident, have information about what happened, or may have CCTV or dash-cam footage that could assist our investigation, please call 101 or make a report via the Thames Valley Police website, quoting reference 43240460762.”
“Alternatively, if you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.”
7 days agoWorld LeaksComments Off on EastEnders’ killer Reiss Colwell gets huge shock after late wife Debbie’s will reading
REISS Colwell discovers what his late wife Debbie left for him in her will – two months after he murdered her.
Reiss Colwell – played by Jonny Freeman – was left gobsmacked after the reading of his late wife Debbie’s will in tonight’s EastEnders.
Reiss receives some shocking news at Debbie’s will reading[/caption]
He learned that Debbie changed her will one week before her stroke[/caption]
The executor of a will arrived at Reiss’ house along with Debbie’s parents Hugh (Michael Bertenshaw) and Brenda (Nichola McAuliffe).
She revealed that: “Debbie decided that her entire estate would be divided by a number of charities.”
And requested to leave full control to her mother and father as they were named the “absolute beneficiaries.”
This means any money that Debbie has goes to them, leaving Reiss stunned.
Reiss chimed in: “I don’t understand. Debbie and I agreed that we’d leave everything to each other.”
The executor of a will said: “She requested to amend her will one week prior to her stroke.”
Reiss asked: “Why would she do that?”
The bad news kept on coming for Reiss after he asked if he could keep the rocking chair he built for for Debbie in the nursery for his future child.
But Debbie had requested it would be given to a children’s hospital.
In an unexpected twist, the executor of a will revealed that Debbie did leave one thing for Reiss.
It was an antique’s doll house, and Debbie left a note saying: “I hate that dusty old thing. It gives me the creeps.”
Reiss was left stunned at Debbie’s final wishes as he commented: “This doesn’t make any sense.”
Whereas her parents weren’t surprised at all, as Brenda remarked: “Doesn’t it? If it were up to me, you would be left with nothing.”
Meanwhile, Bianca Jackson (Patsy Palmer) was listening to the will reading behind the door and was shocked by what she heard.
Most complained about soap storylines
Over the years, all three of the main soaps have featured plots that have had even die-hard fans reaching for their phones and laptops so they can get in touch with Ofcom and complain. Here are just some of the most scandalous…
EastEnders baby theft: 13,400Ofcom complaints – Back in 2011, EastEnders was flooded with complaints when Ronnie Branning (RIP) swapped her baby for the dead son of Kat Moon. The storyline drew the most number of objections in the soap’s long history and saw it roundly criticised by campaigners – with 13,400 flying in over the course of the storyline. Some viewers called it “distressing” and “horrific” but Ofcom ruled the scenes were not “unduly disturbing”.
Emmerdale dog-napping: 550 Ofcom complaints – Back in 2016, Ross Barton and Charity Dingle came up with a plan to steal a dog and hold it ransom – but viewers didn’t like it one bit. The nation’s pet owners rose up, insisting the storyline would encourage copycats (not to mention copydogs). Complaints over two episodes totalled a staggering 550 and soap writers quickly learnt you don’t mess with animal-lovers.
Coronation Street double murder: 546 Ofcom complaints – Marginally less people complained about a gruesome double murder than objected to a dog-napping plot when Pat Phelan was at the centre of a spate of killings. First he forced Andy Carver to shoot dead Vinny Ashford – and then Pat killed Andy. All the bloodshed back in 2017 proved to be too much for some viewers, who lodged complaints in vast numbers about the “violent scenes”.