Pink helps dying fan with cancer complete her bucket list

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By Nika Shakhnazarova

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They say never meet your heroes, but it seems as though there are a few exceptions.

Diane Berberian, a veteran elite runner, and Ironman triathlete is facing her final days in hospice care because of a cancer diagnosis.

But while she's spent the last several months ticking off items on her bucket list, a big one remained: to talk with her favorite singer, Pink.

And while that wish may seem a little farfetched at first glance, the 'Raise Your Glass' hitmaker actually made it happen...

Watch Diane Berberian chat to Pink right here: 

"I admire that she is a woman who seeks her truth; she's strong, she's bold and that's who Philly girls are," Berberian told NBC News.

The pair spoke over Zoom recently for a half-hour, and she posted a portion of that chat on Facebook, writing: "THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME TO TRY AND MAKE CONNECTIONS... OUR DREAM CAME TRUE!!!!! Pink sang We Are the Champions. Will try to share later."

"You are a legend," Pink, who is recovering from hip surgery, told Berberian. "You know that, right? You are a legend."

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Credit: Facebook/Diane Berberian

Berberian has bone cancer that has spread to her liver; one year ago, she was told that she would live for another month.

Since finding out the devastating news, she went on to complete several other impressive things from her bucket list, including throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park, and dropped the puck at a Philadelphia Flyers game.

What's more, she even ran in the Philadelphia Marathon, before having a day in Boston named for her.

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Credit: Image Press Agency / Alamy

A big fan of Pink's, Berberian told the singer: "Most of my days start with the song of the day and it's a Pink song usually. When I race, it's always a Pink song."

Pink gave her back a little music, singing Queen's 'We Are the Champions' during the call.

"You have a kind of bravery that I don't understand," the singer told Berberian. "You're bringing comfort to other people while you're walking. You're walking through this."

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