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Giving Thanks
Andy-Copeland
(From left) Donna Copeland and Andy Copeland, parents of Aimee Copeland, the Georgia woman who contracted a flesh-eating disease earlier this year and lost her limbs, and Rockdale Rotary President Ashley Roessler. - photo by Kathy Hooks
Anyone who knows Andy Copeland’s story would know how thankful he is for his daughter’s health, but Wednesday morning, Copeland came to Conyers to share a Thanksgiving message of hope that would touch any heart. A crowd of more than 100 people gathered at the Rockdale Rotary’s meeting at Rockdale Medical Center to hear Copeland speak about his daughter Aimee’s battle to survive after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria, which led to the loss of the 24-year-old’s hands and feet after a homemade zip-line accident in May. Although Aimee’s story received international attention, Copeland said