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Published 12:51 18 Sept 2015 BST
Updated 12:56 18 Sept 2015 BST
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Richard was left with severe disfigurement having accidentally shot himself in the face during an argument with his mother in 1997.
However, following the reconstructive surgery which took place in 2012, Rebekah says Richard's resemblance to her late brother is "uncanny".
She said: "My mind doesn’t know how to comprehend what I’m seeing.
"I’m seeing the face of my brother and the skin of my brother that I saw every day of my life and now they’re on someone else.
"It’s wild, and I don’t know what to do with it."
Describing the first time she met Richard, Rebekah revealed she did not know how to react.
She said: "I met him at a gala held by the University of Maryland Medical Centre.
"I froze. I didn’t know what to do. I ran to the bathroom to collect myself.
"Then I came back out and Richard saw me and he came up and introduced himself and thanked me and thanked my entire family.
"It was really an unreal experience. I just couldn’t stop looking at his face and looking at his skin."
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