In September 1988, triplets Trae, Jordan and Chandra Burns fell asleep in their cots at the very time when a fire broke out in the house. Their young mother died in the fire. Miraculously, all three girls survived, but were seriously injured. 30-45% of each body was covered with burns. At first, doctors were afraid that they would not be able to save them. The babies were only 1.5 years old when the trouble happened. After the death of the mother, the police did not find the girls’ father guilty of arson, but in 2003 he died of a drug overdose.
Together they went through years of plastic surgery, skin transplantation and multi-day therapy. And this is not counting the pain that the loss of their mother brought to the girls, the tortures and torments delivered by the ridicule of classmates and their own self-doubt.
All these years they spent in search of a newer, more advanced way of treating and regenerating the skin.
They studied only together and helped each other to avoid slipping into the victim position. Girls learned to hide flaws behind a layer of makeup and under clothes. A few years ago, Chandra heard about a laser skin resurfacing procedure that helps in the treatment of acne. She could help the triplets with the issue of scars. And Dr. Jill Weibel from South Florida volunteered to perform the procedure for free.
They did get their happiness, and now, having found a new appearance, the girls help other people whose lives, just like theirs, were mangled by fire.