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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