Story highlights A woman whose dead brother's face was given for transplant meets the recipient, Richard Norris

"This is the face that I grew up with," she says, as she runs her fingers across his face

(CNN) When Richard Norris from Virginia received a face transplant three years ago, it transformed his life. Now the sister of the man whose death made that possible has come face-to-face with Norris for the first time.

In an emotional encounter filmed for "60 Minutes Australia," Rebekah Aversano asks Norris if he would mind if she touched his new face.

"No, not at all," he replies, according to a trailer for the program, to be aired Sunday.

As she raises her right hand gently to his forehead, Rebekah has one word to describe the experience: "Wow."

A few seconds later, she adds, "This is the face that I grew up with."

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