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Bryan Cranston takes the time to meet a fan suffering from terminal brain cancer

In the realm of ‘great guys’, he may just be the greatest.

Sep 26th 2014, 6:30 PM 2,365 Views 0 Comments

WALKING HUMAN BALL of light Bryan Cranston recently took the time to fulfill the wish of Bradley Joiner, a 19 year old diagnosed with incurable brain cancer.

Bradley told the Times-News that despite the condition he still exercises daily, works two part-time jobs, and hopes to begin a degree in Information Technology soon.

Due to his love of Breaking Bad, his family rallied around him by coining the hashtag #breakingbrad, which has seen huge support in the form of well wishes and pictures from around the US.

Eventually, word got back to Cranston, and a few days ago they hooked up for a Skype chat. Here’s the ridiculously lovely moment when Bradley’s mom fills him in on the good news:

And here’s a snippet from the chat with old Heisenberg himself:

Source: Aimee Pettigrew/YouTube

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Bryan Cranston takes the time to meet a fan suffering from terminal brain cancer