Aimee Copeland graduated from The University of Georgia in 2012 at 24.
She took a few days off that year to enjoy the last few weeks before graduation with her pals.
They decided to travel to a tiny lake one day to zipline over the water. The daring gang wanted to try it out right away.
Aimee couldn’t have guessed that the event would forever alter her life. A zipline is a long, stretched wire that hangs precariously in the air, offering breathtaking vistas of the ground below. In general, it is entirely secure.
However, something went wrong when Aimee’s turn came around. Aimee plunged toward a cliff as the line abruptly snapped. and that day, she lost her limb.
Although Aimee was taken to the hospital, the tragedy continued.
Doctors discovered it to be much worse. The wound was infected with flesh-eating germs, and the 24-year-old was in danger of dying.
A deep wound on her leg from the fall became infected with a bacteria called Aeromonas hydrophila, which eventually resulted in necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating disease considered life-threatening.
Aimee was able to cope with her condition after 11 surgeries and challenging rehabilitation, but she had to amputate both her hands and legs.
Aimee adjusted to her new life gradually but definitely. Four years after the accident, this image of the fighter became viral on social media, inspiring many people there.
Aimee boldly displays her body in a bikini on the beach, complete with scars and amputations.
The woman wrote that adjusting to and accepting my new body had taken me a very long time. We are all formed with flaws, and our imperfections are really beautiful. The skin was grafting, and scars developed character! What you do with what you have matters most, not what you have.
Aimee Copeland is a supporter of amputee and disability rights in the year 2023, and via her public speaking engagements and social media posts, she continues to motivate others.
Aimee is working on a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of West Georgia in addition to her advocacy activities.
