Mercedes is 13 years old, suffers from a cancerous tumor, and is hearing impaired. Her wish was simply, "to meet Mickey." Mercedes and her family had no idea that Mickey knew sign language, so when he started signing, Mercedes could not believe her eyes. She repeatedly asked Mickey if she could be his girlfriend to which Mickey kindly replied by signing Minnie was his main gal. Mercedes and Mickey became fast friends and spent a magical day getting to know each other.