Illiaña Treviño sits patiently as her mother, Jessica, places hair rollers in her hair before bed, at their home in Uvalde on Feb. 23, 2023. “My biggest priority right now is to keep Nana safe at school and deal with the bullying,” Jessica says. “I usually put what the kids need first before anything else.”

David Treviño walks around the crosses at Memorial Plaza, after pausing to look at his cousin Amerie Jo Garza's cross, in Uvalde on March 23, 2023.

Illiaña Treviño, 12, takes their cat, Princess, outside to feed her and give her water, after returning home early from school in Uvalde on March 22, 2023.

Jessica Treviño, 44, arrives at the Sacred Heart Catholic School to pick up her daughter, Illiaña, after the school called her to warn her that she was not feeling well and that she was hyperventilating, in Uvalde on March 22, 2023. “This is always the worst part,” Jessica says on the way to the school. “I don’t know what I’m walking into, like does she just not feel well, or is she having a panic attack?”

A sign with emergency protocol instructions has the word "Lockdown" crossed out, with the words "Safety, safety, safety" written beneath it, at Sacred Heart Parish School in Uvalde, on Aug. 14, 2022.

Jessica Treviño and her daughter Illiaña leave the Sacred Heart Catholic School. Treviño says that Illiaña will sometimes feel stomach sickness or physically tired as early symptoms of anxiety attacks.

When they get home, Jessica gives anxiety medication to Illiaña, and they talk about the panic attack at school. She’s noticed that on the 24th of any month, Illiaña and Austin get more anxious and Illiaña’s panic attacks are more frequent. “I don’t know if it’s the anniversary coming,” Jessica says.

A bag full of medication and prescription pills for Illiaña for treating anxiety and other mental health issues, on the kitchen table at her home.

Illiaña practices batting for softball while her mother, Jessica, watches from the back porch of their home in Uvalde.

Jessica folds a knitted blanket while cleaning in her home while her children play outside in Uvalde on Feb. 22, 2023. Treviño said the blanket was a gift from a stranger when her daughter Illiaña was in the hospital, after suffering from a heart attack shortly after the Robb Elementary school shooting in May 2022.

Illiaña holds a kitten close to her face at home in Uvalde on May 20, 2023.

Austin Treviño, the youngest in the family, dribbles a basketball through the front driveway, while his father, David, prepares the grill to barbecue outside their home in Uvalde on March 24, 2023. The barbecue is a Friday tradition in the Treviño family and allows them some time to catch up with cousins and unwind after the week.

Jessica Treviño tries to comfort Illiaña during a panic attack in her bedroom, in Uvalde on March 24, 2023. The date was the 10-month mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting, where Illiaña lost a cousin and a good friend. As Jessica works to calm Illiaña down, she calls in her sister Ameliaña and her cousin-in-law to help. they go through breathing exercises and try to use grounding techniques to bring Illiaña back to the present moment. They worked with her for nearly 20 minutes before Illiaña started to calm down.

Jessica Treviño hugs Ida Velasquez, her cousin-in-law, after they both helped her daughter, Illiaña, calm down from a panic attack on the 10-month mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting in her home on March 24, 2023. “You have to stay strong,” said Treviño to Velasquez, “If she sees you crying, she will get upset again.”

Purple light shines through a crack in Illiaña Treviño's bedroom door, after her family helped her calm down from an anxiety attack, in her home in Uvalde on March 24, 2023.

Jessica Treviño reflects on the events of the evening with a cigarette on the back porch of her home in Uvalde on March 24, 2023. "Sometimes I come out here and try to think about how I can do things differently, better, for tomorrow," Treviño said.

Pictures of the Treviño children hang on the wall next to the front door in their home on Feb. 24, 2023.

Austin Treviño plays with candies from the reward bowl as his brother, David James, gets a haircut from a family friend at the Plaza Barber Shop in Uvalde on March 23, 2023.

A note from Austin’s teachers labels a folder with make-up work. He and his sister Illiaña have frequently missed school since the shooting.

Jessica Treviño looks for anxiety medication for Illiaña, in a bag full of prescription pills as her children get ready for school in Uvalde on Feb. 21, 2023.

David James, 11, and Austin Treviño, 9, play basketball while their father David, 41, speaks with a neighbor and his cousin Oscar, 46, in the street in front of their home in Uvalde on March 21, 2023.

David James plays a mobile shooting game on his phone at the kitchen table in his home in Uvalde on March 21, 2023.

Austin Treviño talks with other children while his father receives a shave at the Plaza Barber Shop in Uvalde on March 23, 2023. On the fridge is a magnet with information on the Uvalde County Mental Health Clinic.

David James watches his sister Ameliaña, 13, practice with a private softball coach from the backseat of the family van the afternoon before a game, in Uvalde on March 23, 2023.

Austin Treviño reacts in mock shock after seeing the makeup his sister Ameliaña had added to his face while the kids hung out around the kitchen table in the evening, on March 24, 2023. Just minutes ago, his mother and sister had helped Illiaña calm down from a major panic attack related to the 10-month mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting. Now the kids are back to joking around and things have returned to normal, at least for the time being.

Jessica Treviño lets her son, Austin, do her makeup while they hang out around the kitchen table in their home in Uvalde on March 24, 2023.

Illiaña practices her batting form during softball practice in Uvalde on Feb. 21, 2023. Softball is a major part of her family’s life, and both Illiaña and her sister, Ameliaña, dedicate time to practice on their own at home.

Illiaña, 12, and her sister Ameliaña Treviño, 13, have their hair combed and braided at the Plaza Barber Shop in Uvalde on March 23, 2023. Both the girls get their braids done before every softball game.

Illiaña Treviño holds her hands up to provide cover from the light rain as her sister, Ameliaña, uses her phone as a mirror to apply black face paint before a softball game at the American Legion Park fields in Uvalde on May 18, 2023.

A spectator wearing a "Uvalde Strong" hoodie watches as the Texas Pride softball team plays in the second inning of their game at the American Legion Park fields in Uvalde on May 18, 2023.

Illiaña Treviño runs to first base during the third inning of their team's second softball game of the season, in Uvalde on March 23, 2023. Her team, the Texas Pride, lost the game, but Illiaña and her sister Ameliaña were two of the only three team members to hit the ball during the game.

David Treviño cheers from the stands after Illiaña hit a single and made it to first base during the third inning of their team's second softball game of the season, in Uvalde on March 23, 2023.

Illiaña Treviño sprints for home during a softball game at the American Legion Park fields in Uvalde on May 18, 2023.

David James picks out a shirt from a pile of laundry as he starts to pack for a family trip out to Del Rio, at his home in Uvalde on May 20, 2023. The family is leaving Uvalde to avoid the activity surrounding the one-year mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting.

David James and Ameliaña toss a suitcase and other belongings into the back of the family truck as the family prepares to leave their home to avoid the expected surge of activity surrounding the one-year mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting, on May 23, 2023. The family will spend the next three days in Del Rio at an Airbnb.

Ameliaña Treviño lets an inchworm wiggle across her hand outside an Airbnb in Del Rio, where her family hopes to avoid the expected surge of activity surrounding the one-year mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting, on May 23, 2023.

Jessica Treviño looks to her daughter, Illiaña, as she stands in the front door of their Airbnb in Del Rio, where her family hopes to avoid the expected surge of activity surrounding the one-year mark of the Robb Elementary school shooting, on May 23, 2023. “I think the kids need a break from everything going on here,” Jessica had said before they left. “It’s just not good for them [to stay], it’s not good for their mental health. “Maybe next year will be different.”

Ameliaña Treviño pushes her brother, David James, off of a suspension bridge at Del Rio’s Blue Hole Park, a popular swimming hole, on March 25, 2023. On the weekends, the family tries to do things together away from their house.

The Treviño siblings race to get back to shore after jumping into the water at Del Rio’s Blue Hole Park.

Illiaña Treviño takes a break from jumping from the suspension bridge and floats by herself in the water. “At least they get to be kids here and be worry-free,” Jessica says as she watches from the shore. “I don’t want them remembered as Robb kids — I want them remembered as good kids.”