After the initial tragedy of a disabling head injury like Erin Rockstrom's, friends generally rush to lavish help and support on family members.
As the days grind by and the victim languishes, the attention and help taper away, leaving family members alone, depressed and frustrated.
In the Rockstrom case, the teen's grandmother stopped visiting because she couldn't bear to see what a bullet had done to the once vivacious girl.