A young patient at Massachusetts General Hospital got a big surprise from his favorite superhero on Friday. Star Ryan Reynolds paid a visit to eight-year-old cancer patient Nash, in an interaction captured on video by Mass General for Children.

Ryan Reynolds visited a young cancer patient at a Boston hospital, bringing joy and connecting the child with Hugh Jackman via FaceTime.

An eight-year-old Ottawa boy, who’s in Boston for a highly targeted form of radiation, received a surprise hospital visit Friday from Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds, who praised the young patient’s mettle and grit.

There was a very special visitor at Massachusetts General Hospital this week — “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds made a stop in Boston to see a young boy battling a rare form of cancer. The visit became a reality when the Nash’s mother sent Reynolds a picture of her son wearing a radiation mask that was decorated to look like “Deadpool.