Prior to the accident that nearly ended her life, Juliana Ramos was the center of her family's world—some call her the nucleus.

Juliana was—and still is—a driving force in her mother Janet's life. Sister Cheyenne Ramos vividly recalls gossip fests and hair-styling sessions. Brothers Adam and Dylan still picture her as the girl beaming in the front row at fiancé Chris Medina's concerts.

Memories of the "old Juliana" are as clear as the photos dotting every wall and Facebook fanpage. Family and siblings effortlessly flash back to the girl who doted on little sisters Delaney and Mackenzie, chided brothers Adam and Dylan, and championed her fiancé's musical endeavors.

That part is easy.

The two years that followed one rainy night in October 2009 have been filled with as many missteps as successes and as many setbacks as breakthroughs, as a family often fumbled to find a new rhythm to the beat of a much-changed drummer.

Juliana remains the family's focal point—in a different way, said Janet Barnes. Barnes has battled with the idea that her other children have fallen into the background, as Juliana's daily needs take center stage. 

READ: Janet Spencer Barnes's blog on the toll Juliana's accident took on her other children: As The Children Learn

If Juliana's siblings notice, they don't seem to mind. Cheyenne Ramos has noticed the reward in the hard work to bring Juliana back to them, recently more than ever. After suffering several seizures in late-August, Juliana was hospitalized and underwent inpatient rehab, along with corrective surgery to her left foot. It was during that stay, Barnes said, that something shifted and the "old Juliana" seemed to come sparkling through.

"I used to look at pictures of her and be really sad," Cheyenne Ramos said. "She's always laughing now. I miss her, in a good way—I miss her, when I'm away from her—as in the same way I would miss my mom, not as I would miss someone who's not there anymore."

As for the family, what did not kill Juliana has made her, and them, stronger. They can all still hear her voice, in the voicemail message on her old cell phone which Adam uses now. Sometimes, they call and ask him not to answer.

"We're a lot closer now," Cheyenne Ramos said. "You don't take things for granted anymore at all, because things like this can happen."

Please enjoy our second video installment—a glimpse into her eldest siblings' recollections of the Juliana they know and love—pre- and post-accident.

Sunday, Oct. 2

• 2 Years Later: Juliana Ramos, Family Find Strength In Progress

Monday, Oct. 3

• 2 Years Later: Juliana Ramos's Siblings Feel 'Kind of Lost'

Monday, Oct. 10

• 2 Years Later: How Far She's Come

Monday, Oct. 17

• 2 Years Later: Juliana Speaks

Stay tuned to Patch for each exclusive video.

READ: Janet Spencer Barnes's blog on the toll Juliana's accident took on her other children: As The Children Learn

READ:  Where it all began, in For Juliana: Almost to the Almost, One Penny at a Time, by Janet Spencer Barnes.