Work crews have made tremendous progress on building an addition for the Snellville woman recovering from flesh-eating bacteria.
Pulte Homes is just a week into the 40-day project and, with their partners, they've already accomplished what usually takes more than a month.
More than two dozen people are working against the clock, hoping to have it finished by the time Aimee Copeland comes home from rehab.
Stephen Haines of Pulte Homes took FOX 5's Russ Spencer inside Aimee's 2,000 square foot, two-story wing, which essentially doubles the size of the Copeland's home.
Everything is designed with her disabilities and her desires in mind. The home will feature wide doors, grab bars – even an elevator.
Aimee met with the architect for the first time while still in intensive care. She met with the interior designer this past weekend to choose colors and fabrics.
Ryan Lewis, Pulte's vice president for construction, says he thought he'd have to call in favors to get it done in 40 days, but that's not what happened.
"Every call we made, it was, 'Whatever it takes.' It's been a lot of long days of execution, a lot of long nights of planning," said Lewis.
There will be a private study on the first floor with a two-sided fireplace where Aimee can finish her thesis.
A wide open room upstairs with a cathedral ceiling will assist Aimee in continuing her rehab.
Even local government joined in the effort to help Aimee. Pulte said that it usually takes two weeks to get a building permit for a project this size.
In this case, approval came in one day.
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Friday, the Snellville woman who nearly lost her life battling a rare flesh-eating bacteria shared her story with students at a DeKalb County elementary school.
Friday, the Snellville woman who nearly lost her life battling a rare flesh-eating bacteria shared her story with students at a DeKalb County elementary school.
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FOX 5 has learned that two Newton County elementary school students are being treated for injuries after they were bitten by a fox while they were playing on a playground.
FOX 5 has learned that two Newton County elementary school students are being treated for injuries after they were bitten by a fox while they were playing on a playground. Both victims are 6-year-old boys who are in kindergarten at Rocky Plains Elementary School, where the attack happened.
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Testimony continued Wednesday in a Fulton County courtroom in the case of a Sandy Springs man accused of gunning down his wife.
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Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl after she was found safe.
Authorities have canceled an Amber Alert for a 1-year-old girl after she was found safe. They say 1-year-old Annya Buchannon was in the back of a car that was stolen just after midnight from the Playskool Daycare on Conley Road in Forest Park.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:24:23 GMT
Atlanta fire crews are battling a huge, two-alarm blaze at an automotive business downtown.
Atlanta fire crews battled a huge, two-alarm blaze at an automotive business downtown on Wednesday morning. Authorities say the fire sparked at United Transmission Service, which is located at 350 Marietta Street NW.
State Representative Tyrone Brooks appeared in federal court on Wednesday morning to answer to fraud charges. Brooks pleaded not guilty before Magistrate Judge Alan Baverman.
State Representative Tyrone Brooks appeared in federal court on Wednesday morning to answer to fraud charges.
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Five people made a quick escape from a MARTA bus just before it was hit by a train Tuesday morning.
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The Gainesville City Council is moving ahead with a study to determine the feasibility of a new convention center and hotel in the northeast Georgia city.
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From left to right: Amy Stanford, Donna DeLuca, Isabelle Ponder, Andy Copeland, Aimee Copeland, Donna Copeland (photo courtesy of Copeland family)
From L to R: Donna DeLuca, Isabelle Ponder, Aimee Copeland (Photo courtesy of Copeland family)
