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16Jun

Aimee Copeland Refuses Pain Meds, Despite Pain

Aimee Copeland, the Georgia woman who lost a leg, foot, and both hands after ...

14May

Aimee Copeland Can’t Remember Devastating Injury, Illness After Losing Limbs to Flesh-Eating Bacteria

The flesh-eating bacteria that has caused student Aimee Copeland’s life-threatening illness and the eventual amputation of at least one of her limbs may sound like something out of a science fiction movie, but doctors working to limit the damage say that the infection was caused by the scarily common Aeromonas hydrophila. Copeland has been fighting… Read more »

11May

Zip-Line Injury: Aimee Copeland’s Recovery Improves, But She Is Still Likely To Lose Limbs

The zip-line injury that struck down a college student and severely threatened her prospects of survival seems to be survivable after all, but victim Aimee Copeland’s dad says that his daughter is likely to lose more limbs before the ordeal is over. What happened to Copeland is scary in its innocuousness- the 24-year-old grad student… Read more »

10May

Flesh Eating Disease: Aimee Copeland Is Fighting For Her Life

is currently fighting for her life after the young woman contracted a flesh eating disease, known officially as necrotizing fasciitis, while zip lining with friends in Carrollton, Georgia. The 24-year-old master’s student at the University of West Georgia was using a homemade zip line, while on a kayaking adventure with friends, when the line broke… Read more »

16Jan