Ryan Reynolds paid a visit to a young fan undergoing cancer treatment in Boston. Reynolds, 47, surprised Deadpool fan and cancer patient Nash, 8, with a visit to Mass General Hospital for Children, which was captured on video and shared via X by the hospital on Friday, September 20. The Deadpool & Wolverine actor entered the hospital room with a bag of gifts and shook Nash’s hand, who was beaming with excitement.
Nash, who has a rare form of cancer called rhabdomyosarcoma , was able to show Reynolds his own superhero mask: a thermoplastic mask used in radiation therapy. Nash’s mask was decorated red and black to look like Deadpool’s. “Can I get a picture of us with this?” Reynolds asked Nash before the pair took a selfie with the mask.
“This is a first for me too.” Reynolds, who works with the SickKids Foundation, took the time to praise Nash for his resilience at such a young age. “Everything you’ve gone through, that is a lot for an 8-year-old kid to shoulder.
I hope you know that,” Reynolds said in the video. “You’ve got what’s called mettle, grit. Everything you’re going through today, I promise you, it’s gonna be incredibly useful.
” Nash was also treated to a FaceTime with Reynolds’s Deadpool & Wolverine costar and real-life friend Hugh Jackman . Nash’s mother, Angie Poirer , shared a video of the call via X , wherein Reynolds says to Jackman, 55, over the phone, “I’m at a Boston hospital with a kid named Nash. He’s the coolest k.