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May 24th, 2013
09:37 PM ET

Aimee Copeland shows off her new hands: They "feel very life-like to me"

Aimee Copeland is  the 25 year-old Georgia graduate student whose miraculous recovery we've been following all year. 

Aimee lost both hands, both feet and her left leg after contracting a deadly flesh-eating bacteria last May during a zip line accident.
Doctors gave Aimee a 1 percent chance of survival, but she has beaten the odds.

Erin Burnett spoke to Aimee about how she is doing.


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