Hardison, Pat: - Pat Hardison was a small-town firefighter in Mississippi when a house fire in 2001 left him with life-altering burns. Years of surgeries, pain, and addiction followed. In 2015, Pat received one of the most extensive-and the first widely successful-full face transplants, including functional eyelids that protected his sight. Today he shares a plainspoken story of grit, faith, and second chances. Pat doesn't call himself a hero; he's a dad and granddad who kept showing up, one hard day at a time. He speaks across the country about resilience, recovery, and the gift of organ donation. He still believes God kept him here for a reason-and he's determined to make it count.