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>> >>: I WAS ACTUALLY A SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR.
>> >>DWANE: MANY OF THE GIRLS WHO COME TO ANGEL FACES THINK THEY CAN'T MAKE FRIENDS
BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY LOOK. >> >>: IF I HAD ONE WISH WHAT WOULD IT BE,
TO NOT BE BURNED. >> >>DWANE: LISA CARTELLI IS READING ONE OF
THE MANY APPLICATIONS SHE RECEIVES FOR THE ANGEL FACES RETREAT HELD ONCE A YEAR IN JUNE
WHERE GIRLS AS YOUNG AS NINE LEARN HOW TO LOOK BEYOND THE SCARS AND DISCOVER THERE'S
MORE TO LIFE THAN WHAT YOU PHYSICALLY LOOK LIKE.
>> >>: THAT'S WHAT'S SO BEAUTIFUL. WHEN YOU DO MAKE THAT DECISION, THAT GOOD
GRIEF, MY HANDS, MY FACE, MY BACK, BUT IF I FOUND A SENSE OF HUMOR AND I LEARNED TO
DO SOMETHING REALLY FUN AND I WAS FUN TO BE AROUND, PEOPLE WOULD SOON FORGET ABOUT THE
BURNS. THEY WOULDN'TÊ I WOULDN'T BE THE BURN GIRL.
>> >>DWANE: CARTELLI WAS THE BURN GIRL GROWING UP.
AT AGE NINE SHE WAS SEVERELY BURNED OVER 50% OF HER FACE AND BODY IN A NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION
AT HER GRAND PARENTS HOME IN DETROIT. TODAY, SHE DOESN'T EVEN LIKE TO USE THE TERM
BURN SURVIVOR. >> >>: IT'S NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAT YOU'RE
AÊ ISN'T IT MORE IMPORTANT THAT YOUR A DAUGHTER OR A SISTER OR A FRIEND.
>> >>DWANE: GIRLS COME TO SAN DIEGO FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
THEY MAY ENTER WITH HEADS DOWN BUT LEAVE WITH A SENSE OF HOPE AND PERM R PURPOSE, EVEN CHANGING
HOW FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE LOOKING AT THEM. >> >>: PEOPLE ARE AROUND THEM ARE SO GUILT
RIDDEN, THE FAMILY, PARENTS, DOCTORS, NURSES, THAT THEY'LL GIVE AND GIVE, AND GIVE.
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY NEED. THEY NEED THE TEACHINGS, THEY NEED TO LEARN
OW TO BUILD THE STRENGTH, NOT PUT A GREEN BAND AID ON IT.
>> >>DWANE: CARTELLI ACTUALLY STARTED SAN DIEGO'S CAMP BEYOND THE SCARS FOR KIDS IN
1992. AND ANGEL FACES IS HER WAY OF ADVANCING THE
PROGRAM BY PROVIDING LICENSED THERAPISTS, CORRECTIVE COSMETIC SURGERY, AND LOTS OF LOVE.
CARTELLI SAYS ANGEL FACES IS IN NEED OF CORPORATE SPONSORS TO GROW AND THEY WOULD ALSO LIKE
A TO START A PROGRAM TO HELP BOYS WITH SEVERE BURNS.