But family is optimistic Aimee Copeland will live
(NEWSER) - The Georgia grad student who already lost her left leg to amputation will now lose her hands and her right foot to save her from a flesh-eating infection. Aimee Copeland's life turned into a nightmare after a zip-line cut her calf during a kayaking trip. Shortly afterward she was felled by the often lethal necrotizing fasciitis , likely caused by Aeromonas hydrophila, a bacteria found in fresh water. She's "very responsive" now after a battle for her life, but faces further amputation because the infection has already destroyed more blood vessels, according to a Psychology Department blog at the University of West Georgia, where the 24-year-old grad student was studying. More»
