This image released by Disney-ABC Domestic Television shows host Katie Couric, right, applauding as Aimee Copeland, 24, of Snellville, Ga., who survived a rare fleshing-eating disease, as she arrives for an exclusive interview on the new daytime talk show "Katie," Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, in New York. Copeland walked to the stage using a new walker. Copeland was joined in New York by her parents and sister. After Couric interviewed the family, she announced that an Atlanta-area Chevrolet dealer was in the studio to give Copeland a new minivan that will be retrofitted so she can drive it. Copeland got the infection in May after falling from a zip line and gashing her leg. Doctors had to amputate both hands, her left leg and right foot. She returned home to suburban Atlanta last week after three months in the hospital and a rehabilitation clinic. (AP Photo/Disney-ABC Domestic Television, Ida Mae Astute)
Aimee Copeland is expected to meet with people Friday evening on the Snellville Town Green.
The Gwinnett Daily Post reports that Copeland will speak to people around 6:15 before having a meet-and-greet until 8 p.m., or as long as her health allows.
Copeland, a 24-year-old University of West Georgia graduate student, contracted a rare infection called necrotizing fasciitis in May after falling from a zip line and gashing her leg. The disease forced doctors to amputate both of her hands, her left leg and her right foot.
Her father, Andy Copeland, announced on his blog this week that he plans to write a book about his daughter's ordeal.
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