reporter jesse halladay was amazed by her progress, but concerned about long-term brain damage. >> iidn't feel at that point i could say for sure she was going to be okay. >> but even getting this far had beaten the odds. erica was going home. >> great to have her there. >> it was a home she already knew. grandparents judith and harold harper, both 69, were waving good-bye to their carefree golden years. they were full time parents again. >> i dream frd the first day that i would take care of her, not knowing what kind of state she would be in. >> erica's father had never been a big part of her life, so a court granted judith and harold custody of erica and her baby sister. you've worked your whole life, so it's your time to kick back. >> that doesn't bother me. my husband was a little different. >> it didn't turn out the way the thought. >> four years before the shooting, harold had retired from his long-time meat packing job expecting to ride his harley into the sunset. >> i had a california trip, been into canada. that had to stop. >> he knows that i can't maintain these children