cracking for a cure for brain cancer. >> then there was macy's, which promised to donate a dollar to the wish foundation for every letter written to santa. >> the average wish was $7,500, so we made it our goal to get 10,000 letters. >> how many did she get? >> she personally delivered over 250,000. >> she also wanted to squeeze all the life she could into the brief time she had. she wanted to go to college. shenandoah university put her through a day of classes and staged a ceremony to give her an honorary degree. >> i had a wonderful day, and i can't wait to come back and learn more in eight years. >> she said to us, that was the best day of her life. and she died shortly after. >> it was only one thing that got gabriella down. the failure of washington to put more money into research.