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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.
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.”
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.
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“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.”
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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She arrived back onto Albert Square after her sister Sonia Fowler (Natalie Cassidy) was arrested for Debbie’s murder.
She sees Reiss and the other residents are protesting for Sonia’s innocence.
But, she is suspicious of Reiss and doesn’t understand why others aren’t questioning him or his innocence.
As Debbie’s will proves she didn’t really love her husband Reiss, will Bianca get closer to the truth about him murdering his ex wife?
Upcoming scenes on the BBC soap will see Bianca try and get a confession out of Reiss by getting him drunk.
But, will she succeed?
EastEnders airs Monday to Thursday at 7:30pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
GEN Z and millennial pet owners are spending the most on their four-legged friends – splashing out £936 on all the essentials each year.
A study of 2,000 cat and dog owners found those aged between 18 and 34 spend £78 each month on their furry companions – well above the national average of £64.
While older pet owners aged 45 and over are much more frugal – forking out just £52 every month, and £623 over the course of a year.
Toys (17 per cent) are among the biggest expenses for young pet owners – compared to just eight per cent of their older counterparts.
But overall, 47 per cent of all owners want their pets to enjoy their meals and are willing to pay for it – with two thirds of pet spend going on food.
The research was commissioned by Pet Drugs Online to mark the launch of The Top to Tail Report.
Dr Sarah Page-Jones, the retailers’ lead veterinary surgeon, said: “What your pet eats can have a huge impact on their health and wellbeing.
“For example, cats are obligate carnivores, so they can’t get all the nutrients they require from plant-based foods.
“It’s also important to consider your pet’s age, breed and activity levels to allow you to tailor their nutrition to their needs.
“Giving your pet both wet and dry food helps to provide good levels of flavour, nutrition and hydration.”
It also emerged that play (68 per cent), treats (67 per cent) and talking to their pets (67 per cent) are the top ways owners show affection.
And 19 per cent take their dogs on holiday with them.
But while owners were keen to ensure their pets’ happiness, medical treatments were lower on the list of priorities – with 48 per cent admitting they don’t regularly take their pet for check-ups at the vet.
Four in 10 (39 per cent) aren’t frequently treating for fleas, 45 per cent won’t regularly worm their pet, and 58 per cent aren’t providing tick treatment.
And 45 per cent don’t routinely vaccinate their four-legged friends.
Although interest in holistic health treatments is on the rise – with 26 per cent of those polled, via OnePoll, opting for these to better support their pet’s wellbeing.
While the same percentage (26 per cent) also give them supplements.
Dr Sarah Page-Jones added: “Taking your pet to the vet at least once a year can provide a wealth of benefits.
“It allows your pet to receive a general health assessment where any subtle changes may be noticed, ensures you’re up to date with the latest vaccinations, as well as discussing any additional care that may be needed.
“Also, if you’re exploring a holistic approach to your pet’s health, it’s always worth discussing with your vet first hand.”
HEIDI Klum has revealed that she will wear mini skirts until she’s 70 and isn’t afraid to run around with her boobs hanging out.
The model, television host, producer and businesswoman confessed that she doesn’t care what people think or say about her, and is happy to show off her body, even after giving birth and breastfeeding four children.
The mother, 51, who was the first German model to become a Victoria’s Secret Angel, recently sat down with Alex Cooper on an episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast.
Heidi, who previously confessed that life is much better without clothes, spoke to the podcast host about all things getting older and why we shouldn’t be afraid of ageing.
The star, who has four kids and a whopping 12 million followers on Instagram, confessed that she is proud to show off her legs in mini skirts and will continue to do so, regardless of her age.
The model said: “I get the mini skirt question all the time – so how long are you going to wear mini skirts?
“I’ve said many times, I probably will be walking around at 70, if I feel like it, in a mini skirt if I wanna show my legs.
“I see all my flaws, this is it. That’s how life is. You climb, you get older, and it goes down the hill again with our looks and not being plump any more and this, that and the other.
“But at the end of the day, I still look in the mirror and feel good about myself. I still have the passion for shopping for fun things, doing my hair, doing my make-up.
“I still have the fire in me. I still love fun things and I’m still running around the beach with my boobs hanging out and I don’t really care.
“Do they look how they look how they looked before they had kids and they sucked the living daylights out of them? They’re different now and yes, thanks for pointing it out, it’s true they’re different. I had four kids and I breastfed them.”
But Heidi explained that she won’t listen to negative comments people say about her and her age, as she added: “If [people] think that, so be it, I don’t care.
“I feel very strong with myself, even though people say things, it doesn’t really get to me.
“I look at myself and yes, my legs do not look like your legs, in your twenties, but I still feel ok with my legs and therefore I go with it.
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“As long as I feel it, I don’t really care what people think or say to me, I really don’t.”
The blonde-haired beauty, who is famed for her jaw-dropping Halloween outfits, explained how her body has changed throughout the years.
Sometimes I will be in the club and I might be the oldest person there, but I really don’t care
Heidi Klum
She continued: “I’ve had four kids, I’ve been pregnant and once you’ve had your baby, it’s not like your stomach is flat, you deflate a bit, everything is still a bit pudgy, and I had that four times.”
And despite being a mum to four, Heidi shared that you’ll still find her out partying and having fun, as she beamed: “Sometimes I will be in the club and I might be the oldest person there, but I really don’t care.
“We all have one thing that happens, we all die. So why listen to all this negative noise?
“Surround yourself with people that are great, that are positive.
“Shake off all the nonsense and do you. We only have one life.”
