Ailing woman mired in Wal-Mart suit

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JACKSON, Missouri (CNN) -- Debbie Shank breaks down in tears every time she's told that her 18-year-old son, Jeremy, was killed in Iraq.rnDebbie ShankrnrnDebbie Shank, 52, has severe brain damage after a traffic accident in May 2000.rnrnrnThe 52-year-old mother of three attended her son's funeral, but she continues to ask how he's doing. When her family reminds her that he's dead, she weeps as if hearing the news for the first time.