Archive for necrotizing fasciitis

Aimee Copeland, the young woman battling flesh-eating disease, speaks

Monday, May 28th, 2012

According to a blog post from her father, Aimee Copeland has spoken her first words since being hospitalized for flesh-eating bacteria. Andy Copeland reportedly posted the following to his blog: “Today…May 27……is AIMEE DAY!!! Sunday, Aimee has finally spoken her first words. I will follow with details tonight.” He also promised to provide more details ... read more »

Flesh-eating disease strikes new mother of twins

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Lana Kuykendall, 36, was only home for 13 hours with her newborn twins and husband when she returned to the hospital Lana Kuykendall is a trained paramedic so when a quickly growing bruise was causing severe pain, she knew something was wrong. Her husband Darren, took her to the hospital where they watched in horror ... read more »