proactive for our kids. >> we're going to be talking about this on your show all week and then this weekend. the first story is a parent's nightma nightmare. you know your child is seriously ill, but when you get to the hospital, they don't take you seriously and say your child is fine. an ohio family faced that question and we're going to tell their story with the help of animation folks and turner studios. what to do when you know you're right. >> reporter: one spring even, don was playing ball with his kids in the yard. he meant to hit a fly ball to his son, matthew, but instead, it socked his 7-year-old daughter on the head. she knelt to the ground in pain. morgan had quite a bump on her head. her parents iced it down and she seemed fine. two nights later, something changed. >> she started crying. >> what did you hear?
was no flu virus. they pushed for a ct scan. >> what did you think the results were going to be? >> there was something definitely wrong. you could feel it. >> i thought i knew there was a problem. >> he said i was surprised. he goes i'm surprised. there is something there. >> there was a leakage of blood into her skull. >> medics rushed morgan by helicopter to rainbow babies and children's hospital in cleveland, ohio. >> there is a blood clot in the skull outside the brain called an epidural hematoma. that's what we had to remove to stop the bleeding. >> today, morgan is just fine. >> you feel like a lucky girl? >> yeah. >> lucky because her parents followed their instincts. in the emergency room the doctor said she had a virus and she needed to get rest. if you had listened to that advice and brought her home, to go to bed and rest, what would have happened?
>> my head, it's hurting. she was holding it. my head's hurting. >> they rushed morgan to the emergency room. what did the doctor say? >> it's late, she's tired, probably a touch of the flu. >> they said the doctor said to take her home and put her to bed, but they knew better. they pushed the doctor for a ct scan off morgan's brain. what did you think the results would be? >> there was something wrong. >> in my heart, i thought i knew there was a problem. >> they came back and said, i'd surprised. there's something there. >> there was a leakage of blood into her skull. >> medics rushed morgan to rainbow babies and children's hospital in ohio. >> this is a big blot clot. that's what we had to remove to take out the clot and stop the bleeding. >> today, morgan's just fine.
we cooperated with our friends at the animation studio at turner studios to help us bring this story to you. >> one spring evening don mccracken was playing ball with which is kids. he meant to hit a fly ball to his son but it socked his daughter morgan on the head. she knelt to the ground in pain. morgan had a bump on her head. her parents iced it down and she seemed fine. two nights later something changed. >> she started crying. >> tell me what you heard. >> she goes my head, it was hurting. my head's hurting. >> they rushed morgan to the emergency room. >> when the doctor showed up what did he say? >> i'm sure it's late, she's tired. probably a touch of the flu. >> they say the doctor told them to take morgan home and put her to bed but they knew better. their instincts told them this