Doctors gave Emily only a 25 percent chance of survival then, but now she's improving and more than doubled her chances to live.

Her doctors at Harborview Medical Center attribute that to artificial skin.

"The fire was three weeks ago tonight and three weeks ago tonight, in my heart, I never believed we'd still be sitting here today talking about Emily," said Rick Woodward.

75 percent of his granddaughter's body was burned. Only the bottom of feet and her backside were untouched. "It's a miracle that she's still here," said Woodward.

It's part miracle and part medical magic.

"As you can see, you can sort of see through it, it fits nicely like a skin graft across your hand," described Dr. David Heimbach of Harborview Medical Center.

He's describing a thin sheet of artificial skin called Integra and it's saving Emily Woodrow's life.

"If we didn't have the artificial skin I think it would be very unlikely she would have gotten to this point without infection," said Dr. Heimbach. He says infection is what kills burn patients. "All in all I'm really encouraged. Knock on wood, I think she is gonna survive this."

The artificial skin attaches to and closes burn wounds preventing germs from getting in. So far, Emily's legs, back and arms have a new layer of artificial skin. Now doctors need to graft Emily's skin on top of the artificial skin. It is a very slow process. They'll harvest it from her scalp and backside. The result: she will be essentially scar-free.

"I think we'll be able to make her into a pretty little girl again," said Heimbach.

"We just want to hold her again," said Woodrow. The last time he held his granddaughter was when he rescued her from her burning crib. The fire's cause is still under investigation, but her grandfather says it started just three feet from Emily's crib.

Investigators have ruled out mechanical failure, but say someone set the fire, the question is whether it was intentional or accidental.

"I wish they'd find and answer. I know sometimes in life there aren't answers for everything," said Woodrow.

Special Funds Established

The family lost everything in the fire. If you'd like to help them out, you can make donations at any of these places:

Any branch of Washington Mutual Bank -- the account for Emily Woodrow

Or, there's the Home Street Bank Fire Emergency Fund. You can send donations for that to:

Fire Emergency Fund
P.O. Box 17973
Seattle, WA 98107-1954