Whether its possible for the government to cover every american. Millions have signed up for it so far, but we found many may never get on board. Come on in out of the rain. Hello, mr. Hank. How are you doing . For a fortunate few, there is the health wagon. Hold your breath for me. Who are these people who come into the van . They are people that are in desperate need. They have no insurance and they usually wait, we say, until theyre train wrecks. Until a couple of summers ago, the ancient game of chess was still mostly a mystery for the folks of rural Franklin County, mississippi. Whats this called . So imagine everyones surprise when a tall stranger arrived from memphis to bring chess to the country. I was like, what . Why would somebody come down here . Two years later, a chess boom is under way in the unlikeliest of places. People said that country kids couldnt learn chess. And . We showed them different. We proved them wrong. We proved them wrong. Its not a quick fix. Its my decision to make beauty last. Roc® retinol, started visibly reducing my fine lines and wrinkles in one week. And the longer i use it, the better it works. Retinol correxion® from roc. Methods, not miracles. ™ it all starts with a wish. The final days of wish list are here. Hurry in and sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down and a complimentary first months payment. But on the inside, i feel like chronic, widespread pain. Fibromyalgia may be invisible to others, but my pain is real. Fibromyalgia is thought to be caused by overactive nerves. Lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. Im glad my doctor prescribed lyrica. For some, lyrica delivers effective relief for moderate to even severe fibromyalgia pain. And improves function. Lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions, suicidal thoughts or actions. Tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worse depression, unusual changes in mood or behavior, swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or blurry vision. Common side effects dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain, swelling of hands, legs and feet. Dont drink alcohol while taking lyrica. Dont drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. Those whove had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. With less pain, i can do more with my family. Talk to your doctor today. See if lyrica can help. Whitaker good evening. Im bill whitaker. Welcome to 60 minutes presents. Tonight, in this season of giving, we celebrate stories of americans whose generosity extends all year long. We begin with makeawish. If you could be anything go anywhere meet anyone what would you wish for . The Makeawish Foundation has been asking seriously ill children that question for more than 35 years. Makeawish became famous by making dying childrens final wishes come true. A child doesnt have to be terminally ill anymore to get a wish. Last year, the organization granted 15,000 wishes. They cover a broad range. Some children get to meet famous athletes. One had much of San Francisco pretend he was batman for a day. Another chose to jump from an airplane. We wanted to find out what leads to these wondrous moments. Makeawish is a growing organization that spent more than 200 million donated dollars on wishes last year. Its headquartered in phoenix, has more than 60 local chapters across the country, and almost 40 more around the world. To see how wishes become reality, we spent time with some of its most dedicated volunteers in one of its most active chapters, in the Northeast Corner of arkansas. As we first reported back in 2015, we discovered a place where, despite persistent poverty, we found inspiring generosity. Thank you. Youre fine. Appreciate you so much. Whitaker they begin at dawn. One day a year, hundreds of volunteers fan out across northeast arkansas to raise money. At Street Corners. Good morning. Thank you all. Whitaker . In schools. 5,000. cheers and applause whitaker their goal . Thank you so much. Whitaker to get enough money on this one day to grant every wish for the areas sickest children. Volunteers Christie Matthews and Danna Johnson have run this fundraiser every year since 1999. Christie matthews i mean, it literally just exploded. Every year, we would add another town. Whitaker but this is small town america. Matthews theyre very small towns 600, 700 people. A handful of change at a time. Whitaker as this days donation deadline approaches, groups of volunteers race to the local Radio Station to announce their towns total, down to the penny. Give me a number. 8,468. 62 cheers and applause 25,301 cheers and applause 12,054. 55 cheers and applause golly and the big finish is just moments away. Stand by whitaker the total tally from northeast arkansas is the big story on the 7 00 news. What do we have here . 323,000 cheers and applause whitaker thats 323,000 enough to grant more than 30 wishes, donated from places with little to spare. Children who werand thats no l . Matthews we talk about it not being a last wish, but we create lasting wishes and memories that these families can take on forever. Hi, Kaden WhitakerKaden Erickson is fighting a deadly type of leukemia. At his interview as a potential recipient, he thought his wish was a long shot. Kaden erickson my number one wish choice is to go to australia. Matthews awesome. Whitaker folks here make granting the wish a big surprise. Months after his interview, kaden thought he was getting this plaque just for being a makeawish volunteer. Erickson makeawish, october 11, 2014. Kaden erickson, your wish has. applause your wish has been granted kendra street hey, kaden, youre going to australia. cheers and applause whitaker his mother, jeanne. Jeanne erickson he was just shaking the plaque. And his little legs were just doing a little happy dance in the chair. And it was. It was something pretty special. Whitaker you must have been surprised . Kaden erickson i was the most surprised ive ever been in my life. Street im so excited for you, you know it . Whitaker kendra street choreographed kadens surprise. When not playing fairy godmother, shes teaching at marmaduke Elementary School. Everyone at the school chipped in to pay for kadens wish; many turned out to share the revelation. Kaden erickson i get to go to australia i get to go to australia street he was excited. He was grateful. And he knew what it meant for him and his family. Kaden erickson thank you, everybody. Whitaker kaden had endured two excruciating bone marrow transplants. When he, his parents, and four siblings hit the beach in australia, they hoped hed beaten the cancer. The highlight of his trip . Kaden erickson got to hold a koala. Whitaker did he, like, put his arms around you . Kaden erickson he. It was like a hug. It was about as heavy as a baby. And it would put the claws here and the claws here, and so it was like you were getting hugged by a koala. You kind of get attached to the koalas. Whitaker did it make you forget for a while that you were sick . Kaden erickson yes. It made me feel a little bit normal, more normal than ive been for a while. Whitaker feeling normal didnt last long. Shortly after returning home, kaden learned his cancer had returned for the third time. As we settled in for our interview, his mom jeanne adjusted the medication he needs. Its pumped into his body next to his heart. Youre in quite a struggle with this disease. Kaden erickson there are some bad things in my body that are kind of stubborn. Whitaker i think youre kind of stubborn yourself. Kaden erickson thank you. I think. Whitaker kaden is so stubborn that, after deliberating for a week, he decided to undergo a third, agonizing, bone marrow transplant. The previous two were so difficult, his parents didnt want to force him to go through it again. How did you make that decision . Kaden erickson would i rather just die or would i have a chance of living . It was a tough decision to make. Whitaker because the therapy makes you feel bad . Kaden erickson it can make me feel bad. It can hurt me. It could do more harm than help, so im just hoping this time it will get rid of it for good. Whitaker kadens wish granter, kendra street, was devastated when she learned his cancer had come back. Street you have an attachment with your kids, and kadens one that ive really attached to. Eep in touch with him, and so, seeing him have to go through that again, its. Its just painful. Hes just a really amazing kid. Lets give kendra a round of applause. cheers and applause whitaker you see, kendra had survived her own fight with cancer. Back when she was in high school, she had her wish granted. Makeawish foundation is sending you to the Atlanta Braves. applause whitaker getting to meet the Atlanta Braves was thrilling, she says, but. Street not to underestimate what my wish was for me, but if i had to sacrifice having my wish to be able to give it to someone else, i would definitely be willing to give it to someone else. Whitaker being the granter of the wish is the better end of the deal. Street absolutely. You get to give that joy. You get to pass it on to someone else. Whitaker the same chapter passed it on to gavin grubbs. He suffers from debilitating muscular dystrophy, and his wish was to meet race car champion joey logano. The day we met them outside charlotte, joey took gavin for a spin. They met seven years ago, and have become so close, they call or text each other every week. Joey logano can you see anymore . Gavin grubbs i cant see. Whitaker gavin was a groomsman at joeys wedding. It all began back when gavin was eight. Makeawish is sending you to the daytona 500 cheers and applause whitaker at a school assembly, gavin learned hed get his wish to go to daytona and meet his hero. Then, it got better. Logano had flown to arkansas to be part of gavins surprise. cheers and applause gavin may have a serious disease, but, as youll see, he doesnt take himself too seriously. So, gavin, tell me, you are fighting a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Grubbs yes, sir. Whitaker how does it affect you . Grubbs main thing is i dont have the strength of a normal kid my age. Obviously, i mean, im in a wheelchair, but its not all sad because, i mean, youre. When you got a disability, people give you free stuff. laughs people let you do cool things. Im not saying i take advantage of it, but yeah, i take advantage of it. laughter and sometimes i feel a little bad for taking advantage of it, but, you know, its worth it, hanging out with this idiot. laughs logano yeah. Grubbs its okay, no pressure. Whitaker gavin gives back, too. He helps raise money for new wish kids every year. Grubbs it feels good to help other kids. Logano thats, to me, is maturity beyond your years. You take advantage of the stuff that comes your way, as you should. But you also, you know, you give back. Whitaker makeawish began back in 1980. Sevenyearold chris greicius, dying from leukemia, told his parents he wanted to be a police officer. Arizona police made him an officer for a day. The power of his wish launched a movement. Are there wishes you cant grant . Matthews the one wish thats the hardest to say, i cant do is, can you make me well . Thats a tough one. Whitaker what does that do to you . Danna johnson makes you cry. Matthews breaks your heart. Street thank you so much. Thank you. Whitaker years before she became a volunteer, getting well had been kendra streets first wish. At the time, she thought her cancer was fatal. Matthews yes. Johnson she was one of those that, her first wish was to make me well, so i want to live long enough for my mom to see me graduate high school. She was a senior that year. Matthews they remind you that the Little Things that we think as adults are so traumatic are so small. I mean, when you think about what these kids are going through they may not see their next birthday. Whitaker kendra saw her next birthday, and since then, 15 more. Her cancer remains in remission. At marmaduke, where she teaches, the whole school takes part in makeawish. Street they just understand the power of a wish. Its just, once they saw the first wish granted here, our kids wanted to help give that to someone else. And were a tiny, tiny school, thats raised. Last year, we raised 15,000. Thats incredible. It plays a huge part of who our kids grow up to be. Kaden erickson theres a crocodile in there whitaker i dont want to overstate this in any way, but did the trip to australia bolster kadens will to live . Jeanne erickson having australia with him, having those memories, talking about that, it kind of gives him fuel to fight. Kaden erickson sometimes when im sad, i can think of all the happy things i did in australia, and how amazing it was. Whitaker youre not going to let this cancer win. Kaden erickson thank you. Whitaker you saw how courageous kaden was, but unfortunately, this story has a very sad ending. His cancer was relentless. Shortly after our interview, kaden died. Good evening. This new year the minimum wage goes up in 18 states. Social security recipients get their biggest costofliving increase in six years, and the Powerball Jackpot now tops 400 million. Mega millions an estimated 343 million. Im elaine quijano, cbs news. Whoooo. 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Give a little bit give a little bit. Hello. Give a little bit. Of your love to me oh, haha. Theres so much that we need to share so send a smile and show that you care ill give a little bit of my love to you whitaker while the Trump Administration and Republican Congress have tried to eliminate obamacare, including the recent repeal of the individual mandate, millions of people were already unable to afford the healthcare exchanges. The states were supposed to help them by expanding medicaid, the Government Insurance for the very poor. But 18 states declined. In those states, four Million People are falling into a gap they make too much to qualify as destitute for medicaid, but not enough to buy insurance. As scott pelley first reported in april, 2014, we met some of these people, when he tagged along in a busted r. V. Called the health wagon medical mercy for those left out of obamacare. Pelley the tight folds of the cumberland mountains mark the point of western virginia that splits kentucky and tennessee the very center of appalachia, a land rich in soft coal and hard times. Around wise county, folks are welcomed by storefronts to remember what life was like before unemployment hit 9 . Teresa gardner the roads are narrow and windy curves, so its not easy to drive the bus. Pelley this is Teresa Gardners territory. She cant be more than five footfour, but she muscles the bus through the hollers, deaf to the complaints of a 13yearold winnebago thats left its best miles behind it. Gardner having problems seeing, here. Pelley you really cant see. The wipers are nearly shot, and the defrosters out cold. There you go, you can see a little better now. laughs i understand theres a hole in the floorboard here somewhere . Gardner yes, its right over there, so dont get in that area. laughs pelley the old truck may be a ruin, but like most r. V. S, its pretty good at discovering america. Gardner and her partner, paula meade, are Nurse Practitioners aboard the health wagon, a charity that puts free healthcare on the road. Gardner how many patients do we have on the schedule today . Paula meade he was going to see what he can free up for us. Pelley the health wagon pulls up in parking lots across six counties in southwestern rg gardner you all come on in out of the rain. Pelley its not long before the waiting room is packed. Meade hello, mr. Hank, how are you doing . Pelley . And two exam rooms are full. Meade hold your breath for me. Pelley with advanced degrees in nursing, gardner and meade are allowed to diagnose illnesses, write prescriptions, order tests and xrays. Gardner stick your tongue out, ah. Pelley on average, there are 20 patients a day. Thats recently up by 70 . The health wagon is a small operation that started back in 1980. It runs mostly on federal grants, and corporate and private donations. Gardner Blood Pressure a bit high before . Just when i get aggravated. Pelley who are these people who come into the van . Meade they are people that are in desperate need. They have no insurance, and they usually wait, we say, until they are train wrecks. Their Blood Pressures come in emergency levels. We have blood sugars come in 500s, 600s, because they cant afford their insulin. Pelley but why do they not see a doctor or a nurse before they become, as you call it, train wrecks . Meade because they dont have any money. They dont have money to pay for labs. They dont have money to go to an e. R. And these are very proud people. They. You know, you go to the e. R. , you get a 3,500 bill. And then what do you do . Youre given a prescription, you cant fill it. Thats why theyre train wrecks. They have nowhere else to go. Pelley glenda moore had nowhere to go but the e. R. When the pain in her leg became unbearable. Her job at mcdonalds making biscuits didnt include insurance that she could afford. Glenda moore the only doctor that would see me, you had to have 114 up front just to be seen. Pelley what does 114 mean to your Monthly Budget . Moore oh, my gosh. Thats half of my weekly pay. I make 7. 80 an hour. My paycheck was about. After taxes, about 475 every two weeks. Pelley the pain was from a blood clot. She needed lovenox,