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Child who at age 6 lock before her illness donated her hair to cancer patients who lost theirs. but now she faced her own challenge, terminal brain cancer. >> it can be fixed because we live in an amazing country, we've got access to some of the best medicine, science, doctors in the world. it will be okay. and it wasn't. >> hi, my name is gabriella miller. i'm 10 years old and i have brain cancer. >> reporter: gabriella decided she would campaign for more funding to find a cure. >> less and less kids are going to have their childhood if awareness -- if people don't raise awareness and raise f...

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 many parts of the brain, including the brain stem. they can essentially shut off the body's vital functions if you take to...

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 many parts of the brain, includi...

>> 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 many parts of the brain, including the brain stem. they can essentially shut off the body's vital functions if you take too much. ma...

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.