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Council Bluffs Boy Gets Encouraging Message From Iron Man

(Council Bluffs, IA)  --  A Council Bluffs boy with brain cancer is getting a special message from one of his heroes.  The Omaha World-Herald reports Iron man star Robert Downey Junior recently sent a video to seven-year-old Jackson Tijerina encouraging him to stay strong during his fight against cancer.  Meeting the real Iron Man was the last item on a bucket list for Jackson created by his parents.  Jackson and his sister sent a response video to Downey Junior thanking him for the encouragement.