abbey and daniel got the news. they were having triplets. abbey s mom, susan. really felt that it was the beginning of a very good stable, happy life. reporter: there were no signs during her pregnancy that things would go terribly wrong. abbie s father. we didn t know anything about this until three hours after it happened. reporter: during delivery, abbie lost nearly two liters of blood, underwent a emergency hysterectomy. abbie survived, of course, though her brain was severely damaged. the triplets, they were fine. today they re 4 years old. we re not showing you their faces because they are minors. abbie has not seen them since they were 1. her parents say she wants to, that she tells them that with her blinking. robe mccarthy is a therapist