Kari Barnett Bollig has Stage 4 breast cancer. She does not have a time frame for the rest of her life and so she decided to send a letter to Broncos QB Peyton Manning.
“I have followed Peyton Manning forever, especially being an Indiana girl,” Bollig said, via the Indianapolis Star. “I just thought, well shoot, I’m going to write him a letter and tell him how much he inspires me, not just because he’s a football player, but for what he does off the field. It was very personal. It was very heartfelt and I never thought anything of it other than I wrote it and sent it. I didn’t even know he would get it.”
Peyton Manning, being the busy man he is, actually came across Bollig’s letter and read it. Then, being the noble guy Peyton is, he decided to fly out Bollig and her husband to Denver Sunday’s season opener against the Ravens. In addition to the flight and game tickets, Manning left sideline passes before the game in addition to being able to see the team take photos on Saturday and she got to talk to Peyton himself.
“He walked right over after he got his picture taken,” she said. “It was so sweet because he shakes my hand and says, ‘I’m Peyton Manning.’ It was cute. It was kind of like, ‘I know who you are, Peyton.'”
Manning’s last words to the warrior was this.
“Keep fighting, Kari. I’ll be praying for you.”
Source: CBS