Ryan reynolds proved himself a real-life superhero when he answered an 11-year-old boy's cancer-fighting call and sent him a personalized message of hope.
This week the 44-year-old dead Pool the actor recorded and sent the clip to a compatriot of Canadian descent Brody Dery about a day after Twitter users, including two lawmakers, drew the actor's attention to a request by the boy and his mother to make contact.
"Brody, it's Ryan Reynolds," the actor said in the video, which aired on Canadian CKPG-TV and posted on Twitter by journalist Caden Fanshaw. "I just heard a little more about your story and wanted to send you this video and let you know that I am thinking of you and sending you tons of love and sending you strength no matter what. strength that I 'you have. "
Ryan continued, "Dude you have a ton of people in your life who love you so much. I know you've been through this, I know it's been a challenge lately but you know something, Brody, you You're just the guy for the job. So I'm sending you a lot of love. I hope I can meet you in person one of these days and hang on. OK, buddy, bye. "
Brody, who is currently undergoing chemotherapy treatments for stage 3B Hodgkins lymphoma, was delighted to receive Ryan's video message and he and his family watched him over and over again, his mother, Randi Dery, told CTV News.
"Her jaw hit the ground," she says of her son's reaction. "He keeps saying, 'I feel special - I feel like the movie star.'"
