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Avengers assemble on Twitter to help terminally ill little boy

"All he wants is a greeting from one of the Avengers."

Sam Haysom

on March 27, 2018

Avengers assemble on Twitter to help terminally ill little boy

Chris Evans is one of a handful of Avengers who have responded to a Twitter request to help a terminally ill little boy. Credit: rune hellestad/Corbis via Getty Images)

Heroes aren't just confined to the big screen.

On Sunday, Fox News journalist Shannon Bream posted an open request on Twitter.

"Trying to help a young boy who is dying," she wrote. "He probably has just days and all he wants is a greeting from one of the Avengers."

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Bream wanted to try and reach out to one of the Avengers, but didn't have their contact details.

"If you have a celeb connection, please let me know," she wrote. "Otherwise, could you help out with a RT?"

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It wasn't long before her tweet was going viral, and other people with verified accounts were chipping in to help.

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Later that next day, the Avengers began to assemble.

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Soon it wasn't just Avengers who were getting involved, either.

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On Monday night, Bream tweeted an update. So far the little boy, Emilio, has received three messages from different Avengers. More are on the way, too.