Woman with flesh-eating disease breathing again

Aimee Copeland was taken off of a ventilator for several hours, representing the latest milestone in her recovery, said her father, Andy Copeland.

Aimee “is breathing completely on her own! How cool is that?” her father wrote late Sunday on his blog, where he's been providing regular updates on the 24-year-old's condition.

“Aimee is being Aimee,” her father added in the latest update. “She's cracking jokes, speaking frankly, displaying her usual early morning grumpiness and she has been off the ventilator for over 10 hours.”

The University of West Georgia student developed a rare condition called necrotizing fasciitis. She's since had most of her left leg amputated. Her father said she was told late last week that her hands and remaining foot would also need to be amputated.

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