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Family lets terminally ill 5-year-old choose heaven over hospital
Oct 28, 2015
Five-year-old Julianna Snow has an incurable neurodegenerative disease.
If she gets sick, she could die. Doctors say they probably could save her, but she likely would spend the rest of her life on a respirator.
So her parents asked her if -- the next time she gets sick -- she wants to go to the hospital or stay home, where she will die.
At the age of 4, Julianna told them she wants to go to heaven.
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Nancy Clanton is a lead producer for The AJC's platforms team, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 24 years.
