>> where was her life headed? >> she had a lotta goals. she wanted to own a boutique. get a job, be successful, have a good life. >> but she never got there. >> never got there. >> reporter: it was labor day weekend, 1982. deb was camping with her family when she got word that dana had been found lying on the side of the road, about eight miles from the dance club where she'd gone with a friend. >> and i needed to get to toledo as soon as possible. she was in critical condition at st. charles hospital, in oregon, ohio. >> so this is an awful drive for you? >> absolutely, yeah. >> you don't know what you're gonna find at the other end? >> yeah. >> reporter: what she found was dana hooked up to life support and friends and family gathering. >> and of course my mother was there, and she was in pieces. dana was her, you know, dana was the baby of the family and -- she was unconscious. >> tubes, bandages, machines? >> ventilator -- she had severe swelling. severe swelling in her face. >> reporter: and that was the