Bryan Cranston Brings Joy to Fan With Terminal Cancer After #BreakingBrad Campaign—Watch Videos

Brad Joyner, 19, had listed meeting the Breaking Bad star on his bucket list and could not contain his tears of happiness as his mother told him his dream was coming true

Meeting Bryan Cranston was on the bucket list of 19-year-old Brad Joyner, a North Carolina teen with terminal brain cancer. Thanks to his loved ones and the Internet, he got his wish.

After his diagnosis six months ago, Joyner and his family and friends launched the #breakingbrad campaign, which went viral and caught Cranston's attention. The teen's mother Aimee Pettigrew shared on YouTube a video showing her son's emotional reaction after she and her husband and his stepdad told him he was going to get to talk to the actor, his "idol," in part because of the kindness of "complete strangers."

"That's amazing," Joyner told his mother, sobbing.

Post by Aimee Pettigrew.

Cranston, who won five Emmys for his role as chemistry teacher-turned-meth cook and kingpin Walter White, the character a cancer patient as well, was unable to meet Joyner in person but did chat with him via a Skype video call on Sept. 20. The teen watched the actor on a 50-inch TV screen in front of his family and Pettigrew posted part of the conversation on YouTube.

The family told Cranston how their son related to his character and his cancer battle and transformation, although without the drugs part.

"I'll teach you all that," the actor joked.

Pettigrew wrote on Facebook that Cranston is "FABULOUS" and that he had Skyped with her son for more than 30 minutes. And then Cranston did something else incredibly sweet for Joyner and his loved ones, as seen on her page.

"Bryan Cranston ordered an Icecream truck to arrive in Brad's honor and our whole neighborhood enjoyed Icecream with Brad," she said. "‪#‎breakingbrad‬. ‪#‎GODis‬ bigger than cancer."

Post by Aimee Pettigrew.

In March, doctors discovered Joyner had a malignant brain tumor called a Glioblastoma. He has undergone chemotherapy and radiation. The median survival timeframe for patients diagnosed with the same form of cancer who have undergone such treatments is approximately 14.6 months, with a two-year survival rate of 30 percent, according to the American Brain Tumor Association.

After his diagnosis, Joyner made a "living list" of things he wanted to do. Among them—meeting Cranston, swimming with sharks, which he did this past summer, and driving a 1967 Shelby Mustang GT 350, which he did—even getting behind the wheel of two different models.

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He talked about how he has been dealing with his illness and praised his loved ones for their support in a Facebook post on Aug. 30.

"I honestly can't believe I have cancer. And people ask me how do you do it? How do you live with all the pain? I look and tell them I look past the pain and pray," he said. "The doctors are doing the best they can to control the pain. But like I and tell everyone, all I can do is pray. It is hard at times getting around the house but I have an amazing support group here at my house."

As he deals with his own battle, Joyner is also using social media to help a friend and fellow cancer patient, Cassidy. He posted a photo of the two on Facebook on Sept. 12, linking to her fundraising page.

"She is an amazing person with an awesome family and an amazing personality," he said. "Please help my friend reach her goal to get her machine to help her feel better."