"Speaking of a passion for life and a future, ever stop to wonder about the young girl whose wish might have been just to have a fun, normal childhood?"

Absolutely. Apparently she had only vague memories of what happened...until the sadistic writers at the R-G and Oregonian are screaming to her that her life SHOULD be oh-so-much more messed up than she's letting on. Her life SHOULD be ruined. And Luke Heimlich's should be too.