Jennifer Garner is busy filming her latest movie Miracles from Heaven in Atlanta, but spent her day off giving back to some local children.
Garner and her costar in the film, Kylie Rogers, visited Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite on Sunday, snapping photos with a 9-year-old named Henry Shepherd.
Henry was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma - a form of bone cancer - last Thanksgiving, and was at the hospital receiving his latest round chemotherapy.
Henry's mother Carrie told Fox Atlanta that her son was thrilled having been a fan of Garner's after seeing her in Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day.
She also described Garner - who visited with the family for about 10 minutes - as 'genuinely nice.'
That was not the only good news for Henry on Sunday either, as it also marked his second-to-last chemo treatment.
Earlier this year Henry had to have surgery to remove a malignant tumor from his femur, which required his foot to be removed from his leg and then rotated 180 degrees.
It was reconstructed so that his ankle can now function as his knee.
The family has set up a GoFundMe page to help with Henry's medical treatments, hoping to raise $100,000.
'This is a marathon that Henry is running, not a sprint. There will be years of medical bills, physical therapy sessions, and prosthesis fittings,' they write on the page.
'With your help this financial burden can be alleviated, allowing Henry to move forward and do many "heroic" things in the years to come.'
Garner's new movie tells the story of a terminally ill child who is miraculously healed, based on the book of the same name.
She has been filming in Atlanta the past few weeks and was recently joined there by her estranged husband Ben Affleck.
Garner filed for divorce from Affleck on June 30, just one day after the couples 10th wedding anniversary.
Affleck was also spotted on Sunday as well, shopping with the couple's daughter Violet.
The two appeared to be buying supplies for the new puppy Affleck was seen carrying last week.
The pair were seen together and both wearing their wedding bands on Saturday as they got ice cream with children Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.
It was reported on Wednesday by US Weekly that Affleck had begun a relationship with 28-year-old Christine Ouzounian while he and Garner were on a 10-month break prior to their divorce.
Ouzounian was working as a nanny to their three children at the time, but once Garner learned of the relationship she let the woman go from her job.
The pair were reportedly together last week in Los Angeles, and one friend of Ouzounisn she is calling this 'true love.'
source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
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