afternoon. a music therapist is working with abbie. later with acupuncture therapy. her parents are providing abbie every available therapy, but is it working? to be fair, i'm a neurosurgeon, and even i'm not sure. i'll ask her about one of her triplets. abbie, is this ruby? that looked like a yes. but as i spent time examining abbie, i wondered if debating whether she can express what she wants is even the right question to ask. her parents' attorney. >> i think that abbie's medical condition is a red herring in this case. children have a right to know their parents. it doesn't matter what their medical condition is. >> reporter: vickie says the father doesn't want to prevent the kids from seeing their mother but it's about time. >> he's concerned about how they're going to react and how it's going to affect their