I wrote a follow-up story in today's paper about Jessica Brooks, an 18-year-old local girl who suffered serious burns to more than half her body a couple weeks ago when she doused her hair in gasoline. She was trying to kill lice.

Brooks is now being treated at the University of Louisville hospital burn unit. After contacting relatives for a story when the accident first happened, I got in touch with Brooks' mother. She graciously agreed to allow me to drive out to Louisville for the follow-up.

After an interview with the mom (which you can see in this video), I got to go into the burn unit and see Brooks in person. She was completely immobilized and covered from the waist up in bandages. But it was incredibly emotional to be there and see the interaction between mom and daughter first-hand. Hopefully, it came across in the story.