okay, no, that's fine as long as i know where she's at now. >> reporter: tabitha said she plans to get to know her grandmother better now. >> it's kind of sad to say it takes this to make you realize, you know, you don't really have all that long because you never know when it's going to end, you know. for all i knew, she could have been crushed or, you know, died or something. >> reporter: so a little bit of good news here on pitcher street. we have an update now on the condition of ellen freeman. she was in surgery this morning and is in recovery as we speak and tabitha has decided to drive to arkansas to be with her grandmother. >> it's so good to hear a good story coming out of this. obviously the two of them being brought together. how are people holding up now? how are their spirits? >> reporter: well, they're doing okay. you know, the first couple of days i think everybody seemed to be in a state of shock and disbelief that it was just very surreal. you know, the families that are