Alex Scott, the young cancer patient who raised money for cancer research by opening a lemonade stand, wanted to take in $1 million. She died in August but, as Tracy Smith reported on The Early Show, that goal has been reached.

Even on a good day, Smith says, Alex looked frail. The outward signs of her illness were always visible on her tiny frame. But looks can be deceiving.

Alex had cancer for most of her eight years. Her battle began a week short of her first birthday, when doctors found a malignant tumor on her spine. Her parents were told she would never walk, that she was paralyzed from the chest down.

But Alex kept trying to get up. And eventually, she willed herself to walk.

With that battle won, she decided to take on cancer itself — with a lemonade stand.

When asked why, Alex said simply, "Because it's helping people.

Her first stand, in 2000, netted $2,000. By 2003, the total was ten times that. And this year, Smith says, her hopes were even higher: $1 million.

As Alex visited her last lemonade stand, Smith observes, she seemed to know it was possible. But she wouldn't live to see it: On Aug. 1, Alex died at home, with her family at her side.