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6 Amazing Stories Of Dying Wishes Coming True by reganvida: 7:48am On Sep 18, 2013
#1 The teenager girl who wanted to go to her homecoming dance and died 3 days later

Brett Marie Christian, 15, had leukemia and the prognosis wasn't good. She was dying, but
before she died, she wanted one last dance but she was too sick to go to the Homecoming
Dance. So her classmates made her last wish come true and brought the dance to her. That's
how Palmyra High's homecoming came early that year at the Monarch in Lincoln, where
people go to die. She wore a pink dress and her hair in curls. She had a manicure and a
pedicure. Her date bought her a corsage and a necklace, too. Brett and Treyton Carter danced
the first dance in the commons room, with 50 or more of their classmates who were dressed
for a party.
Miss Christian was crowned homecoming queen on a Saturday night and died three days later
with her family all around. There were lots of things the high school sophomore knew she'd
miss. Getting married, having kids, growing old .But she wanted one last dance.

#2 The dying girl who wished to see Pixar's ‘Up'

Colby Curtin got her final wish. The 10-year-old girl desperately wanted to see the new
Disney-Pixar movie, “Up.” But the cancer-stricken girl was too sick to go to a theater. So a
family friend contacted someone at Pixar to see if they could help. The very next day, Pixar
flew in an employee with a bag of “Up” memorabilia and a DVD version of the film. Together
he and Colby's family all watched the movie. The movie features a large plume of balloons
released to the sky. Colby died 7 hours later.
Note: Our reader Christopher wanted us to add that according to TV Tropes, the movie was
not in theatres yet, and Pixar specially made a DVD for her, flew it out, and let her have her
wish. On top of that, it is written that they didn't try publicizing it either.

#3 The 100-year-old woman who got her degree a day before dying.

It was Harriet Richardson Ames' dream to earn her bachelor's degree in education. She finally
reached that milestone nearly three weeks after achieving another: her 100th birthday. The
day after receiving her diploma at her bedside, the retired school teacher died, pleased that
she had accomplished her goal. Ames had earned a two-year teaching certificate in 1931 at
Keene Normal School, now Keene State College. At age 100, Harriet Richardson Ames fulfilled
her dream of earning her bachelor's degree in education.

# 4 The dying boy who helped feeding the hungry.

Brenden Foster (October 4, 1997 – November 21, 2008) was a boy from Bothell,
Washington, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2005. KOMO, a local
broadcasting station, reported the story of Brenden's last wish, which was to feed the
homeless. He said he wanted to be an angel so he could help the homeless from
Heaven. The story inspired many, and prompted attention from national media, even
drawing international attention.
Brenden Foster (October 4, 1997 – November 21, 2008) was a boy from Bothell,
Washington, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2005. KOMO, a local
broadcasting station, reported the story of Brenden's last wish, which was to feed the
homeless. He said he wanted to be an angel so he could help the homeless from
Heaven. The story inspired many, and prompted attention from national media, even
drawing international attention.


#5 The woman who wanted to get married as her final wish.

Maire Taomia was diagnosed with gastric cancer and, as a dying wish, asked her father to
give his blessing for the marriage. The Ashburton woman and Marouna Tunui, 23, were
married in a bittersweet ceremony before 300 friends and family at St. Christopher's Church
in Avonhead.
When the doctor told Taomia there was nothing more they could do, she told her father: "I
want to get married." The young couple, who have been together for more than two years,
have a one-year-old son, Detroit. The pair has lived in a single-bed room in Christchurch
Hospital since November 2010. Rongo said his daughter was energetic and beautiful during
the ceremony held in January 2011, but her illness was not forgotten.
CanTeen, the Cancer Society of New Zealand and Christchurch's Millennium Hotel covered the
costs of a wedding cake, a wedding dress, a limousine, a photographer and a hotel room for
the couple's honeymoon.

#6 The six-year-old girl who wanted to leave love letters to her parents.

When 6-year-old Elena Desserich was diagnosed with brain cancer, she began hiding hundreds
of little love notes around the house for her parents to find after she was gone. She was given
135 days to live. She lived 255 days, passing away in 2007. After her death, Elena's parents,
Brooke and Keith, found hundreds of notes from Elena hidden around the house — in
between CD cases, between bookshelves, in dresser drawers, in backpacks. "It just felt like a
little hug from her, like she was telling us she was looking over us". Elena's parents, Brooke
and Keith Desserich, later published these notes in a book called Notes Left Behind to fund a
non-profit organization The Cure Starts Now dedicated to fighting pediatric brain cancer.
Re: 6 Amazing Stories Of Dying Wishes Coming True by Nobody: 7:59am On Sep 18, 2013
Re: 6 Amazing Stories Of Dying Wishes Coming True by Fkforyou(m): 8:36am On Sep 18, 2013
Wow...this inspiring...and yet some people commit suicide over trivial issues.....#moral-value each moment in ur life,make each moment in ur life special and lastly don't just b a wasted space try and make an impact in peoples life esp ur family member...

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