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Pixar Grants Dying Girl Her Final Wish
Filed under: Inspiration > Sad Sad
The folks at Pixar helped a dying girl fulfill her final wish when one of their employees hand delivered a DVD of the film Up to the family's residence for a private screening.
10-year-old Colby Curtin was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in December 2005, and ever since she saw a preview for Up, she'd been excited for the poignant film about a man who goes on an adventure after the loss of his wife by tying balloons to his house and flying away.
After the family had made a request that was never fulfilled for a wheelchair to take Colby to the theaters, a family friend began frantically calling Pixar as Colby's health dramatically worsened.
Finally the friend got through the automated messaging system by guessing a name. Pixar immediately sent out an employee to the girl's home in Huntington Beach armed with a DVD of the film and a gift basket of toys. The family sat around to a private screening.
Colby had difficulty keeping her eyes open through the film because of the pain she was in, so her mother narrated it to her.
Colby died 7 hours later and we hope her final moments were that much more comfortable for having her final wish granted!
Rest in peace, little angel.
aww, that was so sad! I am very impressed with Pixar. I hope it made her final hours just a little better. I am glad she was able to watch it, I bet she was so surprised. But what I want to know, is what asshole company denied that poor family a wheelchair for their little girl? I'm glad Pixar came through!
holy crap, this was painful to read.
I'm happy she was able to fulfill her last wish…
The movie was that bad? Ouch.
aww..that was such a nice thing to do…i swear as soon as i finished reading this my eyes watered
this story is so sad! i am sitting around complaining because i have a fat head and 10yr old kids are dying from cancer. we should all be grateful for every moment because tomorrow is not guaranteed.
Kudos to Pixar. I am so glad she got her wish. Such a sad story…I don't think I can handle losing my daughter.
So so sad
I'm glad she got her wish 
may she rest in peace
omg !! thats beautiful!!
i got goosebumps towards the end ! lol
So sad, I'm totally crying right now RiP
Re: Homewrecker – Judging by everyone else's comments to you everything else has been said ~ but rot in hell you disgusting piece of shit oh and remember KARMA BITCH !
This story was very touching and yet sad but I hope now she may rest in peace.
reading this immediately made me burst into tears.
poor thing. why do children have to die?
rest in peace colby
Poor girl, may she now rest in peace.
what is sad is that she probably wasnt even able to enjoy somthing as simple as a good movie the final hours of her life… hopefully one day we will be able to provide dying children with a cure and not some DVD.
aw. that's so sad.
Wow… I actually cried a little when I read this… A child dying is one of the most tragic things… But that was so sweet of Pixar…
Re: Homewrecker – You horrible person! How can you say something like that?
tearing! So beautiful. This was a beautiful movie, and I'm glad to hear the child's pain ended in a way that made her happy.
KUDOS TO PIXAR!
Re: Homewrecker – You are just soooo cool Homewrecker.
Ok #4 (Homewrecker), Go to hell you stupid bitch. You have no heart whatsoever. My grandmother is dying of cancer right now and she is the only mother I ever had growing up. You know what though, at least she has made it to 62, that little girl died at the age of 10. This just goes to show…life is not fair…. It should have been you, you nasty whore. Your nickname says it all. I wish I knew you, and I hope some day some woman beats the shit out of you, and hopefully you'll die a slow, lonely death someday.
Awww good job Pixar
this is so sad…
Re: Homewrecker – you're an idiot. that's bad fucking karma right there. A little girl dying from cancer isn't something to be insensitive about.
RIP sweetheart
God Bless You Baby!
Wow, what a moving story. It reminds us that anything can make children happy, even little gestures like this one in such a difficult situation, knowing that they are facing death. So sad to see angels affected by such diseases. Lots of respect for Pixar.
Re: Homewrecker – Oh and to you, when you'll hopefully be also affected by cancer, you'll wish people cared about you. Go fucking fuck yourself.
omg. this is so sad.
it made my eyes tear…
God Bless her and her family.
thumbs up pixar
AWWWW
Aweeh :'(
wow
that actually made me cry
Oh My God. Perez, That Left Goosebumps And Chills. That Poor Girl. Hope She Rest In Peace! God Has Another Angel With Him.
WOW! I wasn't ready for that heart-breaker & didn't see it coming:( Just too too sad for words. I can't wait to see the movie, & will remember the story of a little girl who only wanted to see it before it was too late. PIXAR ROCKS! Life really is an emotional rollercoaster when you think about it~
That is sooo sad this just made me cry… rest in peace little angel!!!!!!!!!
Re: lalalala5 – Me too, how sweet and incredibly sad a the same time. My thoughts go out to the family.
Literally in tears after that.
wow that poor little girl… im so fucking happy that pizar did that … thats freaking awesome
i read about this. what a sad story, but death is a step of life, whether we are old or young, it still happens, and we start our next life….up
Re: rosiebosie – well said … well said
i just got the chills.. rip
Heartbreaking and life-affirming at the same time. That poor family. RIP little Colby. WTG Pixar/Disney!
Oh, and "homewrecker", you ARE a douchebag (appropriately put by "Ilikepotatochips")
Great for Pixar to do this, but with regards to peoples' responses to Homewrecker I'm moreso disgusted that people would wish death on someone over a throaway comment made on a website- it doesn't help matters being so petty and ugly to another person. Besides, whilst it was definitely a great gesture by Pixar, these things do happen pretty much all the time- it lends big corporations a human face, however superficial it might be. And people die every single day without getting any nice gestures.
Oh my god
So sweet, so sad. It says a lot for Pixar doesn't it? Good on them.
I have had the honor of meeting Colby, she was truly an inspriation. May she rest in peace as she has fought a battle for most her life. She will always be in our heart…the music she so loved will play on for her forever.
Amazing that Pixar jumped right into action and send someone over so this little girl could have her very last wish. It is always too too sad when children die. A life not lived. Oh I'm tearing up again as I write this.
Don't know what the Homewrecker person said but it must have been awful. There is no hidden agenda here. Major kudos to Perez for posting this.
RIP sweet little girl.
omg im crying. This is the most touching story ive ever heard. RIP.
So sad! I'm crying right now, but partly happy tears - I'm so proud to be a fan of movies made by a studio that is so kind and caring. RIP Colby
this is ssso sad! r.i.p (f) glad that pixar did the deed:)
This made me tear up, so sad.
Re: Long Dong Connery – lol… thanks?
God bless you, little sweetheart.
Kudos to Pixar. Glad to know there are still caring and compassionate people out there. At least she felt joy before she passed. RIP lil sweetie, and my prayers go out to her parents.
It is so heartbreaking that children have to die. I would hope people do whatever they can to comfort those in pain.
read this its sooo sad
that just brough tears to my eyes! Great Job on Pixar's party for making that sweet little girls wish come true. I have two young sister and i dont know what i would do if something like this happened to them. may that little angel RIP
Thank you, Perez, for posting this. Yes, there is good in this world, and this post reminds me of that. Bless this little girl — I know she's UP in heaven with the angels.
omg i am tearing up, i am so happy she got her inal wish and thank you pixar for doing that for her
omg i am tearing up, i am so happy she got her final wish and thank you pixar for doing that for her
This brought tears to my eyes. My prayers and thoughts are with her and her family.
Rest In Peace, sweetheart.
Hello all….I'm actually a friend of the Curtin family and I can't believe how big Colby's story has gotten. I'm so impressed so many people have heard about it. I just wanted to say thanks to Perez for posting the story, it's so great for people to hear her story, and even though seeing this movie was not her biggest dream, it was her final dying wish, and for Pixar to just jump and do it without any bs was wonderful. Thanks again for sharing this story, I am a fan of Perez and to see the story on here was amazing.
Oh wow. Chills.
pathetic that I started crying reading an article.. but that was amazing of pixar to come through like that for the little girl!
Awww poor little baby
At least she got what she wanted. So very sad.
RIP bubba
Finally, someone big (Pixar) does something that meant the world for someone else! This is good!
Sniff
7 hours! Jesus. Well done to Pixar for making this little girl's dream come true. :')
go f* your self homewreaker
rip baby colby
Geez, I always end up crying when I read things like this.
RIP Gorgeous…
There simply enough words to describe what an amazing company Pixar is.
Oh man… poor little girl.. this did make me tear up.
RIP
rip angel
wow that is amazing….thank you for that
That's so incredibly sad but Thank God she died with all her family around her and had her dying wish.
This is so sad. I wanna cry
I cried reading this RIP Colby xx
Rest in peace…you're in a better place
Making me tear up. R.I.P.
:( brought tears.
glad she got her wish
. rip
That brought tears to my eyes. Nice to know company's have a heart.
RIP Angel x
im crying, but praying for her … : (
oh my god. thats sooo sad
aww dats so sweet and sad… poor baby at least her wish came true
r. i. p.
omg i got goosebumps after reading this
Im in tears. god bless her & her family.
That's so sad, but at least she got her last wish. So that's something to celebrate.
How sad.
I'm glad Pixar did that for her.
that is so sad but atleast she got her dream granted.
RIP Colby
i feel so bad for the family
Wow what an adorable story. RIP, Colby and God bless!
omg.. i love pixar
Wow!
Re: Zaboufierce – Such a sweet thing to do… I'm kind of crying… I'm venezuelan too
So sad..Pixar you did an amazing thing for that little girl..
That was the nicest, sweetest, thing that anybody can do for anybody. Bravo Pixar for making that lil baby's last hours so precious for her and her family. Death is never easy, but when U know that someone is surrounded by their family and were happy it makes everything so much better. The family and this lil girl will be able to rest knowing that she was happy.
I have no idea what Homewrecker said because P-Nasty has removed it and that is sooooooooooooooo cool. Some times it's nice to know that U realize that somethings are off limits.
Rip colby x
aww thats sad
Well done Pixar!! Bravo for them! It's too bad though about the little girl. Poor thing. Made me tear up a little, but good for Pixar though. That's great.
thats so sad
i'm glad pixar did that though
oooohh aawwwww!! how sad :'(! may the little girl rest in peace. that was good of pixar to do. Sad story though! I hope she loved UP.! she'll be going UP to heaven!
oh my gosh.. very heartwarming and completely tragic. sad. thanks to pixar for giving this poor girl her last wish.
Aww thats really sad