in 2006 abbie dorn gave birth to triplets, but she had complications during delivery and was left brainamaged, unable to speak or move. a year after it happened, her husband dan told her parents he wanted a divorce. they agreed to it. today dan lives with the children, who will be four in june. his lawyer says his client is worried the kids would be traumatized if they knew their births led to their mom's condition. >> it is not his goal to keep the children away from her. he believes it's his right to make the decision, and when it's age appropriate where they can understand the horrible tragedy, he'll be the first one on a plane to take them to see her mother. >> dan dorn's lawyer says his ex-wife is legally incapable of making decisions about her kids, and that is based on a 2007 report in which a neurologist described abbie dorn's condition as permanent. but abbie's parents say she has responded well to intensive rehabilitation programs, and that she can now blink to indicate yes and no. and using that method, they say their daughter has told them she wants to see her children. >> s

dan dorn disagrees with their belief that abbie is capable of interacting with the kids. uesday, the judge granted his request for a new neurological report. dorn is also asking for child support for the triplets. >> all right, richard. thank you so much. we'll talk to you about this later this morning. very controversial. >>> teenagers are going to the prom for the very first time. >> probably i will wear this color because it fits to the vest of my date. >> new for you in the next 40 minutes, this very special prom is linked to that whole volcanic ash cloud. we'll explain that. >>> so jen's off today. i have your consumer news for you. researchers have just started the largest study ever to see whether cell phones affect your long term health. according to reuters, the study in europe will follow at least 250,000 people for up to 30 years. and unlike past studies, this one's going to be much longer and follow people's behavior in realtime. the cell phone industry says experts have consistently found that wireless phones don't cause health problems. >>> if you're looking

joe johns has an up close look at this case. >> reporter: this is abbie dorn.or take care of herself. it she lives at her parents home in south carolina. abbie has been like this for almost four years. before that, she was living in los angeles, a chiropractor, newly married and excited about starting a family. abbie and her husband had trouble conceiving and tried invitro fertilization and found out she was having triplets. four years ago, she gave birth to two boys and a girl. a few hours later, something went terribly wrong and abbie started internal hemorrhaging and that caused her heart to stop. when the ordeal was over, abbie was brain damaged. her parents say she did not lose control of everything. she communicates by blinking her eyes. they say she blinks to tell them what she thinks. what she's telling them, they say, is that she wants to see her children. >> she gives me a long blink when i ask if she wants to see her children. she also looks very longingly at pictures of her children. we have made a large board for her and she looks at her children a