years of existence, I have never seen such a strong display of courage."

years of existence, I have never seen such a strong display of courage."

- Andy Copeland, Aimee Copeland's father

“’We need to talk about Aimee's hands and foot,’ he said as his eyes bored into mine,” Copeland wrote in the post.  “He didn't have to say anything. We had noticed a remarkable change over the past several days in Aimee's hands. They went from a splotchy purple color to a red tone and then to a pinkish flesh tone. Yesterday I had noticed them turning back to an angry red.”
Copeland wrote that Aimee’s hands have now turned to a “splotchy purplish” color, and she has an added risk of infection after a sore developed in the palm of her right hand.  The update also said that Aimee had lost a large amount of fascia – a layer of thick tissue underneath the skin – on her left side, making it harder for her to breathe.
However, the doctors told Copeland that Aimee’s respiratory condition was doing well after she underwent a tracheotomy on Wednesday.  The improvement gave the doctors a window of opportunity to do the amputations as soon as possible, Copeland said.
Copeland and Aimee’s sister, Paige, then sat down with Aimee and walked her through the timeline of events and told her what had to be done.



Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/05/18/georgia-woman-battling-flesh-eating-bacteria-will-lose-hands-and-foot/#ixzz1vEyWBw00