Ryan Reynolds pays emotional tribute to Wrexham fan, 15, who died from cancer

Ryan Reynolds has been a salient fig astatine League One broadside Wrexham since 2021 and has paid tribute to young instrumentality Aiden Waller aft his heartbreaking decease pursuing a brave conflict with cancer

Ryan Reynolds has paid tribute to the “pure goodness” of a Wrexham instrumentality pursuing his decease aft a conflict with cancer.

Aiden Waller, a passionate Wrexham supporter, passed distant astatine the property of 15 pursuing 4 brutal fights with the disease. He was archetypal diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a precise assertive and uncommon bony cancer, successful February 2022.

Unfortunately, Aiden's parent Sarah Waller announced his passing connected societal media this week. In that post, she thanked Wrexham co-owner Reynolds for his generosity aft Aiden was allowed to conscionable him and the players up of a crippled against Maidstone United successful August 2022.

She wrote: “Aiden sadly passed distant this greeting peacefully. No symptom and holding our hands. He fought a hard three-year conflict with a spot we could lone privation to have. Forever smiling. @VancityReynolds convey you for making a imagination travel true.”

And Hollywood prima Reynolds has present replied with a touching message. He replied: “I'm sorry, Sarah. He was axenic goodness. No genitor should spell done this. His visits were arsenic overmuch for you arsenic they were for him.

“He had a consciousness of wellbeing and a consciousness of calm due to the fact that you gave him YOURS. That sacrifice is unimaginable. You're invited astatine our nine and municipality forever.”

Fellow histrion and Wrexham co-chairman Rob McElhenney besides shared a heartfelt connection of support. He said: “Sarah, Aiden's spot was matched lone by yours and the spot of your full family.

“I americium honoured to person met you all. Especially your saccharine lad Aiden. Thank you for that privilege and for shepherding a root of airy successful the world arsenic agelong arsenic helium was with us.”

Sarah had antecedently opened up connected the gathering with Reynolds, McElhenney and the players and was taken aback by their generosity. She said: “We were welcomed similar family, it was conscionable small elemental acts of kindness that they didn't person to do, it made maine privation to cry.

“Ryan invited Aiden down to the beforehand enactment of seats to beryllium adjacent to him for the game, it was conscionable small things similar that, that marque the difference. He, Rob and Rob's household were each amazing, we couldn't responsibility immoderate of them, they were each truthful down to earth.”

Wrexham presently beryllium 3rd successful League One, 8 points down leaders Birmingham. Their clash with Leyton Orient this play has been postponed but instrumentality connected Bolton Wanderers successful an EFL Trophy quarter-final clash adjacent week.

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