Bullied Boy With Cystic Fibrosis Gets Best Response From Robert Downey Jr. Dressed As Tigger

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Iron Man may have superpowers, but it’s the actor behind the suit — Robert Downey Jr. — who is the real-life hero.

Vicky Keyte’s 7-year-old son Daniel has cystic fibrosis. Recently, a boy in his class told him that all children with cystic fibrosis die.

The UK mom explained that Daniel, who has a port in his chest because of his CF, was feeling really down, and she was hoping a few words of encouragement from Daniel’s idol would cheer him up — Daniel has long compared his chest port to Iron Man’s chest-mounted arc reactor.

#cysticfibrosis #myironman #bulliescanthurtme @robertdowneyjr This is my son Daniel and he has cystic fibrosis, he is seven years old and wants nothing more to meet his idol Robert Downey Jr (aka iron man) as he has managed to get past the bullies he faces from day to day by telling them the he too has a extra special port in his chest much like iron man has his arc reactor, I am sharing this in hope that mr stark (as Daniel calls him out of the suit) could find a way to contact me on here as Daniel could really do with a little lift at the moment after a child at school has told him that all children with cf die. If this reaches him and Daniel could get a reply I hope that it could help him through his stay in hospital as it is starting to take its toll on him.

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But to the mom’s surprise, Robert Downey Jr. not only offered an emotional uplift, but he also invited Daniel to join him at the May 6 premiere of Captain America: Civil War  in LA — all while dressed in a Tigger the tiger costume.

Daniel’s adorable reaction is only too understandable!

Proof that Robert Downey Jr. is an actual, real-life superhero.