>> reporter: and we remembered something she told us the first time we met. a heartbreaking story, how children would cower and call her a monster. the other day, we took her to the mall. no one looked. >> i never dreamed i'd have a nose. or a mouth. i mean, i had nothing. it is so great, what the doctors can do today. it's amazing. >> and when you wake up every morning, what's the first thing you think? >> what a great day it is. yee-haw. >> reporter: just another woman with a staggering story. and a message she still wants to send to everyone watching. when we last talked you said the tim mcgraw song was your favorite. >> oh, yeah. "live like you were dying." ♪ someday i hope you get the chance to live like you were dying ♪ ♪ live like you were dying