Colby Curtin

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 ... Read Full Story

This is a touching story about a little girl who is sicken by a terminal stage cancer. You may have heard about it or you may not. In case you haven't keep reading and even if you have heard about it please give your prayer and hearts for the following story. This is Colby Curtin, a 10-year-old girl from California, USA. In 2005, she was diagnosed with a rare malignancy known as vascular cancer. Since that day, Colby has been embarking a painful life with the malignancy slowly creeping into her. Last April, she saw the preview for the movie "Up". Of course, "Up" ... Read Full Story

By ANNIE BURRIS THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Colby Curtin said she did not want to die until she saw the new Disney-Pixar movie Up. PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROLE LYNCH MORE PHOTOS HUNTINGTON BEACH – Colby Curtin , a 10-year-old with a rare form of cancer, was staying alive for one thing – a movie. From the minute Colby saw the previews to the Disney-Pixar movie Up , she was desperate to see it. Colby had been diagnosed with vascular cancer about three years ago, said her mother, Lisa Curtin, and at the beginning of this month it became apparent that she would die soon ... Read Full Story

I have never heard of Pixar or of “Up” but I just found this story on the Internet: A child's last wish 10-year-old Colby Curtin died of cancer this week, but before she passed away, her final wish was fulfilled. The child had desperately wanted to see the new Pixar movie, " Up ." Unfortunately, she was too ill to go to the theater. According to various articles within the Buzz, Pixar was told of Colby's illness. The company sent a representative to deliver a DVD for Colby to watch in her room. Though she could no longer see, her mother narrated the action. ... Read Full Story

  I have never heard of Pixar or of “Up” but I just found this story on the Internet:   A child's last wish 10-year-old Colby Curtin died of cancer this week, but before she passed away, her final wish was fulfilled. The child had desperately wanted to see the new Pixar movie, " Up ." Unfortunately, she was too ill to go to the theater. According to various articles within the Buzz, Pixar was told of Colby's illness. The company sent a representative to deliver a DVD for Colby to watch in her room. Though she could no longer see, her mother narrated ... Read Full Story