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18th Nov 2014

Video: Dad dresses up as Spider-Man as a birthday surprise for his terminally-ill son and it’s just fantastic

This could bring a tear to a glass eye...

Paul Moore

This could bring a tear to a glass eye…

As you may know, we love our comic book hero films here in JOE Towers but we prefer to see some real-life heroes in action.

That’s why we love this story about the effort that Mike Wilson, a free-runner from Southampton, made to to ensure that his son Jayden’s fifth birthday party was one that he would never forget.

Late last year, Jayden was diagnosed with a brain tumour and doctors said that he has only one year left to live. Take a look as Mike stops by in his custom Spider-Man suit so he could surprise his son with a visit from his favourite superhero.

This is just wonderful.

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