Aimee Copeland, sufferer of flesh-eating bacteria, shows some signs of improvement

Augusta Richmond : GA : USA | May 11, 2012 at 10:41 PM PDT

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Aimee Copeland: Flesh Eating Bacteria Tragedy

AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sat, May 12) – There are heartening signs for Aimee Copeland, student of University of West Georgia, whose freak zip-lining accident led to a flesh-eating bacteria infection that's kept her on life support for days.

The 24-year-old Aimee Copeland is at Doctor's Hospital in Augusta where the flesh-eating bacteria has already cost her one leg. Doctors and her family members fear to have more loss like her other leg as and both hands.

The infection began after Copeland went through surgery in which surgeon cut her leg last week. Copeland got injured when a homemade zip line over a Carrollton River broke, resulted in a wound in her leg due to fall in the water. She had frequent visits to a a local hospital due to severe pain.

She has been in serious condition since Friday, when she was diagnosed with the rare flesh-eating infection. Surgeons cut her left leg and also removed infected tissue from her abdomen hoping to stop the bacteria from spreading.

A website was set up for those wishing to donate blood or money. Visit AimeeCopeland.com to leave warm wishes, view pictures or help the family.

madn3wz is based in Faisalābād, Punjab, Pakistan, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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