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Jade Metivier was 14 when she underwent three complex facial reconstructive surgeries beginning in May 2023

She had a condition that impacted her ability to breathe, speak and eat

Following the first surgery, Jade started dancing to a Taylor Swift song while intubated and sedated

Jade Metivier was 14 years old when she had her first facial reconstructive surgery to help her eat, speak and breathe more easily. Following the procedure in May 2023, her eyes were sewn shut and she was intubated.

The teen was also sedated, but that didn’t stop her from dancing to a Taylor Swift song. A video of the sweet moment shows Jade in a hospital bed at New York-Presbyterian, in New York City, as she flutters her hands and bobs her head in time to the hit “Cruel Summer” — moves that

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