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Huge struggle. She is the definition of grit. She didnt give up. Hes hurting me. The details that she gave. It was unbelievable. She said, you did it. I said, no, you did. Route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. Cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. Today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the Cottonwood Mall became the new...

>> she is the definition of grit. >> she didnt give up. >> hes hurting me. >> the details that she gave. >> it was unbelievable. >> she said, you did it. i said, no, you did. route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway had faded and closed as the cottonwood mall b...

i saw blood everywhere. jodi gonterman : her daughters laying there. >> terrified. a yo >> terrified. attacked. jason morales : blood on the floor, shovel, duct tape, also a knife. unidentified woman : i truly thought brittani would die. andrea canning : you wake up from your coma. brittani marcell : im just, like, trying to communicate. dr. lori wright : she didnt give up. brittani marcell : it was a struggle. andrea canning : youre not youre the witness. brittani marcell : its almost...

>> she is the definition of grit. >> she didnt give up. >> hes hurting me. >> the details that she gave. >> it was unbelievable. >> she said, you did it. i said, no, you did. route 66 once stretched across the southwest from one horizon to the next, going from what america was to what it wanted to be. cities like albuquerque, new mexico, were celebrated stops along the journey. today buildings that once lined this part of the iconic highway faded and closed as the cotton wood mall be...

A lot. she had to have somebody shower her. she had to have somebody take her to the bathroom. she had to have all those things done for her all over again. >> doctor wright, a neuropsychologist, practices whats known as "cognitive behavioral therapy. " >> we believe with practice, practice, practice, the brain can heal. >> which means teaching a head trauma patient to do one simple task over and over again until it becomes reflexive. >> because their brain is just not the same brain that that u...

So youre raising a child that you already raised. >> that, i think, was the hardest part, watching mom have to go through that again. you just -- you wanted to cry for them. >> five months after the attack, her condition had stabilized to the point brittani could be released from the hospital. but she was far from healed. >> she didnt realize why she couldnt walk, why she couldnt eat, why she had to learn all these things over again. >> as helpless as a child, which meant if the attacker returne...

Released from the hospital. but she was far from healed. >> she didnt realize why she couldnt walk, why she couldnt eat, why she had to learn all these things over again. >> as helpless as a child, which meant if the attacker returned, the marcell family was more vulnerable now than ever. so diane fled albuquerque, taking brittani along with the two youngest children to neighboring texas. she found a new home, a new job, and most important a rehabilitation clinic for brittani. >> her mom was ver...

Those things done for her all over again. >> doctor wright, a neuropsychologist, practices whats known as "cognitive behavioral therapy. " >> we believe with practice, practice, practice, the brain can heal. >> which means teaching a head trauma patient to do one simple task over and over again until it becomes reflexive. >> because their brain is just not the same brain that that used to be. its -- >> is it like rewiring the brain? >> absolutely. it is rewiring the brain. and so what do you do?...