Amanda Scarpinati was involved in a burning accident in 1977 when she was only three months old. Recovering from the painful burns Amanda was looked after with utmost care by a young nurse. 38 years fast forward with only black and white picture of the mystery, Amanda starts her search on social media only to be reunited with her nurse in a heartwarming reunion.
#1 Bullied Because Of Her Scars
We live in times where outer looks are preferred over inner beauty and a person is judged on the basis of his exterior. Amanda Scarpitini has spent her whole life being a target of cruel mocking and bullying because of her disfigured body. When only three months old Amanda was involved in a horrifying incident when she fell into a hot stream humidifier and suffered from three-degree burns.
#2 Horrifying Memories
Amanda was given the best treatment at Albany Medical Center in New York but the accident left scars on her body that made her subject of brutal bullying and left behind memories of horrifying accident.
#3 One Picture Kept Her Going
Surviving the world was never easy for Amanda but there always was one thing that kept her going, that is the black and white picture of her when she was an infant when during the accident days her tiny head was wrapped in a gauze. Whats heartwarming about these pictures is the nurse in it who could be seen holding Amanda close to her heart and caring for her as if she is her child.
#4 Her Support System Through All These Years
Thinking about the heartwarming picture, Amanda would look at it whenever the time was tough for her, at times she would even talk to it because she believed that this person loved her and cared for her like her own. "I’d look at those pictures and talk to her, even though I didn’t know who she was. I took comfort looking at this woman who seemed so sincere, caring for me."
#5 Searching For The Mystery Nurse
For 20 years, Amanda desperately searched for the nurse in the picture, disappointed Amanda was almost going to give up when she tried her luck for the last time and started her search on Facebook. She posted her story on social media along with the pictures in 2015.
#6 Shocking Revelation
Amanda's story became viral overnight and the Internet joined in her search of the mystery woman and within 24 hours of the hunt, a shocking discovery was made.