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♪ oh girls they want to have fun ♪ ♪ no girls just want to have fun ♪ >> i remember each morning, walking into the hospital and being so excited to go up to gabby's room. because i felt like each day i knew there would be something new that she would be able to do. >> january, february, march -- >> april, may, june, july -- >> take the glasses off. >> she had to wear a helmet when she moved around, which she did not like. >> boo, boo, boo. >> we can't take that with us. >> that helmet was the substitute for a skull to protect her brain. >> when she first had her injury, she had some of...

Fun ♪ ♪ they want to have fun ♪ >> i remember each morning walking into the hospital and being so excited to go up to gabby's room because i felt like each day i knew there would be something new she would be able to do. >> january, february, march -- >> april, may, june, july -- >> take your glasses off. >> she had to wear a helmet when she moved around, which she did not like. >> we can't take that risk. >> that helmet was the substitute for a skull to protect her brain. >> when she first had her injury, she had some of her skull removed to help release the pressure, as the brain swell...

Walking into the hospital and being so excited to go up to gabby's room because i felt like each day i knew there would be something new she would be able to do. >> january, february, march -- >> april, may, june, july -- >> take your glasses off. >> she had to wear a helmet when she moved around, which she did not like. >> we can't take that risk. >> that helmet was the substitute for a skull to protect her brain. >> when she first had her injury, she had some of her skull removed to help release the pressure, as the brain swells. gabby's injury was beyond what most of us can imagine. and spo...

The brain swells and nerve cells stop communicating and die. omega 3 fatty acids, the theory goes, can do three very important things. rebuild damaged nerve cells, reduce inflammation, keep those brain cells from dying. >> when we look at severe brain trauma, we're looking at an inflammatory event. and, obviously, the one thing you want to do to treat brain trauma is to put out the fire. put out the fire in the brain. >> reporter: the first time this had ever been done, 2006, after a mining explosion. 12 minors died, only one, randy mccloy, survived. but his brain was badly damaged. his team o...

The brain swells and nerve cells stop communicating and die. omega 3 fatty acids, the theory goes, can do three very important things -- rebuild damaged nerve cells, reduce inflammation, keep those brain cells from dying. >> when we look at severe brain trauma, we're looking at inflammatory event. and obviously, the one thing you want to do to basically treat brain trauma is put out the fire, to put out the fire in the brain. >> reporter: the first time this had ever been done, 2006, after a mining explosion. 12 miners died, only one, randy mccloi, survived. but his brain was badly damaged. hi...