Ryan Reynolds pays touching tribute to late father and encourages followers to donate to Michael J Fox Foundation
Ryan Reynolds has paid a touching tribute to his father who has died following a 20 year battle with Parkinson's disease.
Reynolds, 39, posted a photograph of himself being cradled by his late father, James C. Reynolds.
He captioned the image: "RIP Pops. James C. Reynolds. 1941-2015."
The Canadian actor also encouraged his followers to make donations to the Michael J. Fox Foundation which rasises money to research a cure for the disease.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">RIP Pops. James C. Reynolds. 1941-2015 If possible, please donate/support: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/exJYbchCmq" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101721-https://t.co/exJYbchCmq" data-vars-event-id="c23">https://t.co/exJYbchCmq</a> <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://t.co/8hAfxVbcU1" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101721-https://t.co/8hAfxVbcU1" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/8hAfxVbcU1</a> — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/659384985858670592" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-3101721-https://twitter.com/VancityReynolds/status/659384985858670592" data-vars-event-id="c23">October 28, 2015</a>
Reynolds – who named his daughter with wife Blake Lively after his father – opened up about James’s battle with the progressive disease on NBC’s Today.
Speaking on the TV show he said: “My father really hasn't ever said he has Parkinson's disease.
“He comes from a pretty prideful generation and he doesn't really talk about it too much. But he’s maybe said it once or twice out loud.”
He continued: “It kind of galvanized everybody else, to sort of seek resources. And for us, it’s in a strange way, it’s really kind of brought us together.”
