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A woman who lost her forehead after a tragic accident has issued a stark warning to others.
Gráinne Kealy, from Ireland, has shared her story hoping to stop others from having the same experience.
After losing her forehead and revealing why, people have been left shocked by Kealy’s experience.
One commenter writes: “It just shows what a simple reckless decision can do…”
Another adds: “Thank you for sharing this and giving others a chance to save themselves from this terrible experience! Bless you!”
A third person pens: “Terrible mistake. My sister does that I have asked her not to do it.”
Kealy has issued a stark warning about the dangers of placing your feet on the dashboard after a car accident left her without a forehead.
The woman’s knees shattered every bone in her face when her boyfriend’s jeep skidded on black ice, hit a wall, and the airbag deployed, propelling her knees towards her head.
The 2006 accident left the then 22-year-old with a minor brain injury and severe facial injuries, so severe that surgeons had to remove her forehead.
Kealy has shared her experience in several Facebook posts.
She wrote: “I had just bought a new pair of Ugg boots and thought I wouldn’t dirty the dashboard.
“Silly when you think about it! By doing this, my feet were placed directly on top of the airbag without realising it.
“When the jeep collided with the wall, the airbags inflated as they do, but because my feet were on top of mine, it actually pushed my feet, knees first, into my face.”
She explained that airbags inflate at a speed of 200 mph.
Kealy continued: “I kneed myself in the face at 200 mph! Sounds a lot worse now, doesn’t it?”
The accident left Kealy with ‘multiple facial fractures (‘my mother was told that I had broken every bone in my face’), a CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) leak from her brain’, and she also lost two teeth.
She wrote: “One of my first memories is looking in the mirror for the first time. I didn’t recognise the face looking back at me. That is one of the worst memories I have, and one that I hope with all my heart not many people will ever have to go through.”
Doctors later informed Kealy that her knees had pushed her face inward and upward, necessitating reconstruction.
In 2007, following a setback, she had to have her forehead removed.
“Yes, my forehead! And yes, all of it! I lived without my forehead for two years until June 17, 2009, when I got my brand-new Italian ceramic forehead,” she said.
Eight years on from the shocking incident, Kealy spoke exclusively to LADbible about the night that changed her life forever.
She joked that she’s now known for having her feet on the dashboard and lacking a forehead.
Despite the strangeness, she praised her two amazing neurosurgeons.
Looking at Kealy’s face, she sees constant reminders of the changes but has come to terms with it, feeling alive and happy, though she believes she’ll never fully get over it.
Accepting it was a significant step for her, and she’s OK with it now.
