Father of Flesh-Eating Bacteria Victim Posts Update
Andy Copeland wrote that his daughter, Aimee, is embracing her new life as both a challenge and an opportunity.
The latest blog post from the father of a flesh-eating bacteria victim is positive and hopeful. Andy Copeland of Spartanburg wrote on Monday that his daughter, Aimee, is improving and not just in the physical sense. On Monday, Copeland wrote that Aimee is embracing life both as a challenge and an opportunity, just 49 days after an accident that changed her life. On May 1, Aimee was injured in a homemade zip-line accident, when she fell into a creek and cut her leg severely. In the process, she picked up a typically fatal bacterium from the water that eats away the skin. The infection caused a condition called "necrotizing fasciitis," more widely known as "flesh-eating disease." While Aimee remains in serious condition at the Joseph M. …
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