A crucifix rests on her chest. Gloria Strauss has a ventilator helping her breathe, and when it moves air into her lungs and lifts her upper body, the crucifix rises, too. Up and down. Up and down ...

Through her last breath, Gloria believed God would heal her of neuroblastoma, her mysterious childhood cancer. “I know I’m going to be a miracle,” Gloria, a devout Catholic, would say.

Seattle, Wash., Jul 31, 2009 / 03:23 am. The short life of a devout, Catholic, young girl from Seattle has brought many Catholics across the United States back to the Church.