When Joshua Aversano, 21, passed away following a tragic car accident back in 2012, his sister Rebekah thought she had seen and touched his face for the last time. In memory of Joshua’s altruistic nature, the family decided to donate his face for transplant. The recipient of Joshua’s face was Richard Norris, a man from Virginia who accidentally blew half of his face off with a 12-gauge shotgun at the age of 22. After three years without her brother, Rebekah got the chance to do something she never thought she would do again: see and touch his face.

In March 2012, Norris underwent a groundbreaking 36-hour procedure at the University of Maryland Medical Center in which his jawbone, teeth, tongue, muscles, and nerves were replaced. Norris’s new face was featured on the cover of GQ magazine back in July 2014. Prior to the operation, Norris has spent the last 15 years of his life secluded in rural Virginia with only his parents to keep him company. Along with the plastic surgery team headed up by Dr. Eduardo Rodriguez, Norris knew there were plenty of people he needed to thank for his new lease on life, which includes a new girlfriend.

Thanks to a segment from 60 Minutes Australia, we get to see the very moment Rebekah comes face-to-face with Norris. The mixed feelings from seeing her dead brother’s transplanted face are apparent. After all, this situation is unprecedented. How is one supposed to react when seeing the face of a dead loved one? In hopes of feeling her brother’s skin one last time, Rebekah asked Norris is she could touch his new face. He was kind enough to oblige. Rebekah’s response: “Wow, this is the face I grew up with.”