The freak accident was met with an outpouring of sympathy from around the world.
Gilbreath spoke to WOWT Wednesday and discussed how her recovery is going.
Since the accident, Gilbreath has endured two head surgeries, a surgery on her eye, three skin grafts and almost 30 blood transfusions. She's now dealing with a staph or MRSA infection. Some good news: Her beloved curly red hair is growing back on one side of her head.
While Gilbreath faces more surgeries and likely permanent scarring, she told WOWT, “My scars don't define me. Nobody's scars should define them."
The family says they have two pending lawsuits.
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