others. she has no memory of the crash but cannot forget the moment she understood. i remember feeling angry, survivors' guilt. why didn't my brother survive? why me? it is believed she survived because her mother shielding her. one of the reasons kids have a better chance of surviving crashes than adults. also, their bones are less brittle more able to absorb impact. when it comes to the sole survivors of crashes more than half are children. cecilia is now cecilia crocker and happily married. flies regularly and even got this tattoo of a plane on her wrist. >> so many things on my body against my will and i decided to put this on my body for myself. >> reporter: turning tragedy into a life of triumph.