Flesh-eating bacteria victim talks about life after accident
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In May, Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old graduate student at the University of West Georgia, went zip-lining with friends. But when the homemade line snapped near the Little Tallapoosa River, Copeland sustained a deep cut.Days later, she was diagnosed with a rare, dangerous flesh-eating bacteria, which ultimately claimed parts of all four of her limbs.Watch her walk across the stage of Katie Couric's new show.
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