Terminally, ill patient whose last wish was to meet superheroes, dies

The American journalist, who helped ‘young Emilio’ meet his favourite Marvel superheroes, has announced that the 11-year-old has passed away.

Shannon Bream took to Twitter to announce his death, saying, “Twitterverse, young Emilio has lost his fight. Thank you to the thousands who pitched in so that he could hear from some of his heroes in his last days. You lit up his hospital room and blessed his family. Emilio's simple request launched an avalanche of goodness and miracles.”

Though Emilio has passed, any Avengers/Heroes who wanted to send messages can now direct them to his twin little brothers who are big fans of yours too. DM me if you're interested. Let's all pray for them in the tough days/weeks ahead. https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018

Earlier this week, Bream took to social media and relayed a message from the dying boy. His last wish was to receive a greeting from one of the Avengers.

She had posted, “Need your help Twitterverse - trying to help a young boy who is dying. He probably has just days and all he wants is a greeting from one of the Avengers. If you have a celeb connection, please let me know. Otherwise, could you help out with a RT Thank you in advance!?”

A bevy of 'superheroes' - including Chris Evans, Ryan Reynolds, Paul Bettany among others - had then offered their services to the little fan.

Videos from Paul Rudd, Paul Bettany, Chris Evans, Don Cheadle, Benedict Wong, Zachary Levi and more! Videos now in the works: Chloe Bennett, Clark Gregg, Elisabeth Olson, Mark Ruffalo - and hopefully Tom Holland, Ryan Reynolds and Jeremy Renner - very kind souls all. https://t.co/mkxKjpqWQ2

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018

We've lost Emilio, but a special thank you to @jaketapper #PaulRudd @Paul_Bettany @DonCheadle @wongrel @ChrisEvans @ChloeBennet4 @clarkgregg @ZacharyLevi @MarkRuffalo @donallogue @MeghanMcCain and many others who helped get messages to him before he lost his fight. https://t.co/lEM94eyEWE

— Shannon Bream (@ShannonBream) March 28, 2018