. >> reporter: today ocularist at johns hopkins is fitting liz with a prosthetic eye. part of her lifelong journey. >> it's going to be very much like having two eyes again. >> reporter: from the accident injuries she's lost her sense of smell, can't create tears, and can't fall asleep without drugs. >> i had to relearn how to walk talk, breathe right, chew. i didn't know how to do anything. >> reporter: liz and her mother betty travel the country speaking out at high schools to warn teens about the hazards of distracted driving and how no text is worth risking your life. >> we ask the students do you text and drive? and a lot of them raise their hands. then we ask, do your parents text and drive? and those hands go flying. so the young adults the young drivers, think if they can do it, then i can do it. >> if you get a text don't look at it. >> reporter: their psa for the department of transportation has been viewed over 8 million times on youtube. it's a warning that isn't just for teens but for all of us who drive in this age of 24/7 technology. >> here i go. there'