Ryan Reynolds, better known to the younger set as the Deadpool star, shocked an eight-year-old Nash Coté, who is suffering from rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of cancer, when he walked into his hospital room, saying:
‘My name is Ryan Reynolds, you can’t escape. You can escape but I have some presents for you.”
The star found out about Nash when the boy’s mother sent him a photo of Nash’s radiation mask, which the youngster had decorated to look like the Deadpool character.
‘Can I give you a hug?’ asked Reynolds as a shocked Nash broke down in years.
While there, Reynolds FaceTimed his Deadpool co-star Hugh Jackman, who was also delighted to talk to the brave 8-year-old.
Reynolds cheered Nash up, saying: ‘It’s a lot for an eight-year-old kid to shoulder, I hope you know that.’