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With a terminal brain cancer. it's a tumor that centralizes in her brain stem. and unfortunately, there is a 0% survival rate. >> reporter: that's when olivia's family knew they had to live life to the fullest every single day. recently they were on a disney cruise when olivia deteriorated quickly. >> and we ended up in orlando. and while i was in orlando, a lady e-mailed me and told me that she had been following lucas's story and our story and felt compelled by god to contact us to let us know that he needed a liver. she was very sorry for us but also knew that there was a bigger picture in ...

The back toward the front of russell's body. wound 1 was immediately incapacitating to russell so that he could not move and by itself would have killed him within minutes. wound two was another penetrating wound to russell's head on the side. entering two inches to the right of midline, just above the right ear. and injuring the brain stem which controls respiration and heart rate. dr. weems testified that this bullet caused a nearly immediate death. like wound 1, the path of this bullet was down from russell's right to his left. in that basic direction. and from back to front. russell incurr...

The traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivian's doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is it's related to the cannabidiol receptors. if you have too much stimulation or inhibition of them, they don't shut off breathing or respiration. >> and that's key. the current potent epilepsy drugs impact many parts of the brain, including the brain stem. they can essentially shut off the body's vital functions if you take too much. marijuana does not do that. and that's why it's virtually unheard of to h...

Can see for yourself just how powerful they are. >> she's absolutely doped up right now. watch her trying to walk or do anything. >> this is difficult to watch, but it does raise this important point. the traditional drugs used to treat epilepsy can be more dangerous than cannabis. vivian's doctor, epilepsy expert warren davinski. >> i think one of the reasons marijuana is probably safe is it's related to the cannabidiol receptors. if you have too much stimulation or inhibition of them, they don't shut off breathing or respiration. >> and that's key. the current potent epilepsy drugs impact ma...

Found it was more than just blood. it was tissue. this was identified as human. and the sample had both small granular cells and larger purkinje cells. this meant only one thing. this was muscle. but they wanted a second opinion. >> so they sent this tissue to a fellow named mike collin who is a neuropathologist in ohio. he looked at it and said, yeah, it's mammal and it's cerebellum. it's the brain stem. >> the cerebellum sits at the base of the brain and is primarily responsible for memory and motor movement. since the cerebellum controls the heart muscle, no human can survive without it. a ...