woman who lost fingers and a foot to an infection
Aimee Copeland, who lost both hands and leg to flesh-eating bacteria, gets new lease on life with prosthetic hands. Aimee Copeland, a 25-year-old grad student who lost both hands and a leg to flesh-eating bacteria, has gotten state-of-the-art bionic hands. (TODAY) She lost both of her arms and a leg after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacteria, but now, she's been given not one â but two â helping hands.