Daily Mail
ATLANTA — The graduate student who lost four limbs in a horrific flesh eating infection has revealed her state-of-the-art $200,000 prosthetic hands for the first time.
Aimee Copeland, 24, of Georgia, was wounded in a zip-lining accident in May 2012. The cut ended up being infected with necrotizing fasciitis which threatened to kill her. Doctors were forced to amputate her left leg, right foot and both hands to keep her alive.
But today was a happy one for the University of Georgia student, she showed off a major milestone in her recovery - her prosthetic hands. Appearing on the Today show she revealed what she is now able to do from signing her name to chopping vegetables and shaking hands.
Full story: Brave flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland shows off her new $200,000 bionic hands