A flesh-eating bug invaded Aimee Copeland’s body while she was zip-lining in Georgia and has caused her to lose one of her legs. Â Her parents are hopeful for Aimee’s life and hope she will not lose any more body parts because of this bug. Â She is unaware as to everything she is going through, but doctors and her father are hopeful! Check out the disease she has encountered and her condition after the jump!
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The father of a girl who who had her leg amputated after an aggressive flesh-eating bug infected a wound said there is hope for his daughter’s remaining leg and arms.
Andy Copeland, father of Aimee Copeland, wrote on a blog dedicated to the 24-year-old that doctors are optimistic they may be able to save the palms of her hands.
She will lose her fingers but physicians hope the muscle in her palms will enable them to attach prosthetics.
He described her recovery as a ‘miracle’, adding that she is now breathing 39 per cent oxygen through a respirator, having at one point been on 100 per cent. It will slowly be decreased down to 21 per cent, the same as the air around us.
When the respirator comes out, MSNBC reported, Mr Copeland plans to call it ‘Aimee Day’ and break the devastating news to her of her condition.
‘She will discover that her hands lack the dexterity and tactile response she has known all her life.
‘How would you respond in such a situation? I think that moment will be one of horror and depression for Aimee.’
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