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'Iron Man' star Robert Downey Jr. sends special message to Bluffs boy with brain cancer
COUNCIL BLUFFS — A Council Bluffs boy got a special message from one of his heroes — a superhero, if you will.
“Iron Man” and “Avengers” star Robert Downey Jr. sent a video message Monday to 7-year-old Jackson Tijerina. Jackson, a second-grader at College View Elementary School, has brain cancer and is taking an experimental oral chemotherapy drug his family gets through St. Jude Children’s Hospital, said his mother, Amy.
In the message, Downey sends his love along with a thumbs-up.
“Jackson, is that you? Hi! It’s Robert Downey Jr., but you can call me Tony. Thinking about you, stay strong, know that my prayers are with you, and also, you know, life is challenging. And you are just the man for the job. So lots of love.”
FULL story: https://www.omaha.com/livewellnebraska/iron-man-star-robert-downey-jr-sends-special-message-to/article_11bba8ae-36a1-55c7-a32b-3a05c37233f5.html
