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Describe your reaction to the video. Have you ever done anything a little too "adventurous" that could have resulted in something this tragic? If you were Aimee, would you even want to live after contracting a flesh eating disease? Why or why not?
32 comments:
This is so sad. I haven't done anything to adventurous like this before. I have had my scares from many things though. I have fallen off a trampoline and stopped breathing and I climbed up my fathers greenery when I was a baby and almost fell off. I have also ripped my arm open climbing up on the cabinets in my kitchen. If I knew that the disease would go away and I wouldn't have it anymore then I would want to fight for my life cause I would feel like I still had more things to accomplish but If I could live but had to live with the disease I would rather die and no longer suffer anymore.
-Morgan Dee
I can't imagine going through something like this. I've never really done anything too adventurous. I'm kind of lazy and not the bravest person. If I was her I would fight for my life and never give up hope that I would one day be able to live almost normally. New advancements are coming out everyday so just giving up is stupid.
Kyle E.
Its sad that something like this would happen to someone with so much potential. And I can be alittle too adventures at times. I race motorcycles and they have left me in the hospital almost as much as on the track. But when you love something and have a passion for it you keep on going for what you care about.
Danielle.....
My reaction to this video is so sad. No I have never done anything a little too "adventurous" that could have resulted in something this tragic.If I was Aimee, Yes I would still want to live after contracting a flesh eating disease.I would because if I don't die at that moment that means God is not ready for me.So I would just live until it;s my time to go.
I was surprised. No I never done anything that was a little too adventurous that could have resulted in something this tragic. If I were Aimee, I wouldn't even want to live after contracting a flesh eating disease. Why not, because I would feel sad that I wouldn't be able to see myself looking that way. That's all, I guess.
Jaquitta
~Courtney
This is a horrible thing to happen to her. I have done some things that I probably shouldn't have, and it could have resulted in a really bad thing, but I won't go into that. If all I lost was a leg and my fingers, I would want to keep living. However, if I lost all of my limbs, I'm not sure I'd want to keep going because I don't know how strong I would be in terms of needing constant assistance for the rest of my life. It's a horrible thing to have happened, but at the same time I wouldn't want to take no chances for the rest of my life and try to play it safe, because that would be boring.
My first reaction to the video was it was sad. No I haven't really did anything really adventurous. Yes and No. Yes I want to live because I know I have a lot of love ones that really care and that my death would effect. No, because I know I would have to recover the rest of my life and that could really break me down.
Wow this is scary! They say live life to the fullest and always have fun, but this proves safety comes first. I hope this woman gets better and I hope she can deal with being an amputee after being so active. I’m a very safe but fun person but I analyze things and look over all the possible outcomes before I do something. Obviously I wouldn’t have known I would have got an infection that could almost kill me, but I wouldn’t go down a home made zip-line. I would want to live and I would make my life great, things would be different but it would be great so view things from a different perspective and having the loving support of others would keep me going.
I was shocked by this video. I hope this girl survives and her health improves. I have never done anything too adventurous that could result in something this tragic. I f I were Aimee I would want to live healthy after contracting this disease. I would want to live to be a story of inspiration to people.
LaTesha
My reaction to the video was sad. I've never done anything "adventurous" that could have resulted in something tragic like this. I have fallen off my bike when I was little and busted my knee open but that' s mainly the only time I've ever had a bad injury. If I was Aimee I would want to live after the disease only because if the doctors can help her get away from that disease then she can fight to live. Just like her dad said, she's strong.
My reaction to this video was very sad. I have never done anything a little too adventurous that could result in tragic. Yes I would want to live after contracting a flesh eating disease. So I could tell everyone my story.
That's crazy. Last night me and my friend rode our bikes on the main road to food lion in Carrollton. We were taking a short cut but I swerved into the lane next to us because I thought that the car was in the far lane but it was in the lane I moved into. I almost got ran over by a car and it freaked me out. If I was Aimee I probably wouldn't feel like living but it would encourage other people that have diseases similar to this to never give up.
I feel really bad for that girl and her family after watching that. I've done a lot of adventurous things but you can't help a zip line breaking. Of course I would wanna live I mean shes not gonna have the disease after she gets rid of it even though shes gonna lose some limbs she could still live a good life.
This is so sad. I can just feel their pain. At least she's improved a lot and can talk. I have never done anything so crazy that I got hurt. I don't know if I would want to live or not. I wouldn't really care though, because I know that everybody has to die one day. It's either now or later.
I've done a few really fun, adventurous things but none of them ended tragically. I don't know if i would even want to be alive after contracting a flesh eating disease. I couldn't imagine not being able to use my hands and legs. Then i couldn't play volleyball. It may sounds selfish, but if i contracted the same disease as Aimee, i wouldn't want to live.
That's not very good. I have done adventurous things, but didn't end them badly. I don't think I would even live anyways if I had a disease like that.
Cody Barlow
I think it is scary. I always do "adventurous" that could end tragic. I would always would want to survive. I would never want to just be dead because something is hard
Thats crazy. Yea Ive done pretty sketchy stuff but got lucky. No cause you would be really ugly
This is crazy! This happened just because she fell off a zip line. Not really. I don't know if I'd want to stay living or not because she lost one leg and may lose all her limbs. That's really scary and it will be hard to learn how to reuse all her limbs with prostetics. This is a sad story.
This video makes me sad. I don't know if something I have done could have gone bad such as this one did. I don't know if I qould want to continue to live after my life was so beautiful from losing a leg and probably all my fingers. It would be a hard journey but I also wouldn't want to give up for my family and community. You can always get a life lesson from them.
Jessica Blythe
Aw, that’s sad. Yeah, I have done a lot of activities a little too "adventurous" but I don’t think any of them could have had such great consequences. If I were Aimee, I would want to live after contracting a flesh eating disease, because I don’t give up. If I’m still alive, I’m going to make the most of it.
This is a terrible event. I can't think of anything that I've done that could have ended that tragicly. I'm sure everyone was giving her their support, but I'm not sure if I'd want to live without a leg and fingers. -Josh Cutchins
It's always something that you love the most that puts you in the hospital. Who would think that a cut would turn into a flesh disease that would make her loose most of her limbs. I don't know, but if it was me with no leg and no fingers, it would be hard to move on. Exspecially since she was so beautiful and no she has to leave a leg and fingers and possible more.
Chris Stepp
This is so sad. I have never heard of flesh-eating bacteria. That's crazy! I haven't done anything way too adventurous. The only things I have done that are just a little bit would be when I was little I rolled down the rocky hill and got all scraped up, I have had a bowling ball roll over my finger, I have had many many many asthma attacks, but one was very bad. That's about it though. Nothing way so serious like hers. Half of her body is like gone. I mean for the rest of my life if I'm going to be miserable then I wouldn't want to live. If I just lost a leg or arm and I would be fine and not miserable then I wouldn't mind living. She is a very lucky girl. I'm going to be careful in the woods now!
The video is shocking to see. Yes a lot of times, it was fun. Yes I would try to live because there are so many things to see. If you are adventurous you can see more when you live.
-Travis Legate
I was surprised that she is getting better while she might not h ave even survived. No, Cause it would just be suffering I wouldn't want to suffer through.
I think this video is very sad. I also think that this family has some very strong faith and is believing that their daughter will be brought through this disease soon. I have done adventurous stuff but not adventurous as this. If I was Aimee, I would want to continue to live because I would want to inspire others to continue to live if they had the same disease. I would also want to show others that I have the faith that I would be brought through my sickness.
No, I have ever done anything a little too adventurous that could have resulted in something this tragic. I don't know what I want to do if I was Aimee. I like the way her parents is support her. And her community supporting her by giving blood and donating money. This is sad.
Zach Cahalan,
This is a pretty sad story and I hope everything turns around in her favor. Sometimes a cut can be more than what you think. I don't know how I would react after having a disease like this.
I think that it's really sad. It's horrible that things like this could happen. She was a young life-loving girl who now must rely on other people the rest of her life. I've never done anything as near as dangerous as a homemade zip line. The most dangerous things I've ever done were in gymnastics. I fell and got hurt a few times but nothing too serious. I feel really bad for Aimee but atleast she's on medication that allows her to not remember anything. I don't know if I would want to live after contracting a flesh eating disease.
That is so sad! I have done things that were a little too adventurous but I was lucky and didn't get hurt. I was jumping off this huge train-trussel into a lake. I don't know if I would want to live after contracting that disease because she is missing limbs. Her life is going to be changed forever. I feel very sorry for her and hope she gets well.
I feel so bad for this woman! Why does it always have to be the "fun" things that make people end up in the hospital? Zip-lining is supposed to be safe. But that poor woman ended up getting a flesh-eating disease because the zip-line broke and she cut her leg open.
I don't think that I've done anything to warrant a bad cut in my leg. Well, maybe a few bruises and scrapes from falling off my horse when I'm training him. But not any that could end as tragically as that poor woman.
Definitely! I would so want to live after something like that happened to me. To prove that hey, I did get hurt but I'm not going to let it slow me down!
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