ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Family of the girl who survived the Mexico crash that killed her parents and grandparents tell Spectrum Bay News 9 she's made major improvements under the care of doctors at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital.

"Compared to where she was when she first got here and when I've seen her in Mexico, it's been major improvements," said Cruz Cervantes, 28, brother of Jasmin Cervantes-Garcia, 12. "She's moving her arms more, flexing flexing a whole lot more, moving her legs. She's wanting to get up."

Jasmin was seriously injured when a charter bus hit the pick-up truck her father was driving head-on in Leon, Mexico. Her family raised money to bring Jasmin home to Tampa Bay for treatment. Cervantes said she's also alert and appears to be showing emotion.

"She is showing this sad face where I don't know if it's from pain or just facial reactions," said Cervantes. "She's more responsive, more alert, We still don't really know if she can see us and distinguish us."

Cervantes said the next step for Jasmin is intensive rehabilitation. Her brother said she'll need to relearn how to walk and talk and may be left with long-term impacts, primarily from a brain injury.

"We're not sure to what extent she's going to get to as far as how she used to be, but we're hoping that she gets really close to it. And we're going to keep fighting with her and doing everything that we can on our end to help her get there," said Cervantes.

Jasmin and her family will soon be able to mark another milestone, she celebrates her 13th birthday on Sunday. Her family is also holding a fundraiser this weekend, August 20, from 12-6 PM at 5529 Ruth Morris Rd. in Wimauma.