This is a busy week for Peyton Manning as he prepares to start the Broncos' divisional-round playoff game against the Steelers on Sunday.

But when the quarterback heard about Cindy Harris, he couldn't ignore her request. Morris has an advanced form of cancer and is not expected to live much longer. A diehard Broncos fan, Harris told her family she wanted to meet Manning. KRDO, the ABC affiliate in Colorado Springs, aired a story about Harris and her last wish, then reached out to the Broncos.

"Very honored and happy about it, being it would be the last wish," Harris told KRDO on Tuesday. "And just proud of my daughter."

The next day, she received a call from Manning. The five-time NFL MVP had inspirational words for Harris.

"Just want you to know that I'm glad to hear you're such a big Broncos fan and supporter of mine. And I appreciate that and that you are in my thoughts and in my prayers," Manning told her, via KRDO. "I know you're going through a tough fight right now and you have a lot of people pulling for you and praying for you and you can add me to that list."

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Harris was stunned to hear Manning's voice on the line, especially considering how quickly this all went down. It was a moment of joy during the most difficult time of her life.

"Honestly I couldn't believe it that he was on the other end of the phone," friend Roxann Smith said, per KRDO. "But it was exciting to see her face and the excitement and that big 'ole smile on her face because we haven't seen it in a while."

The woman will attend Sunday's game courtesy of a local casino. Perhaps the Broncos will arrange for her to meet Manning in-person before that game kicks off.