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Actor Ryan Reynolds sweetens Hayley Wickenheiser's ask for medical supplies

Hayley Wickenheiser's call for medical supplies for front-line health care workers got an assist from Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds.

Vancouver-born star even offers to 'raise your children'

In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 file photo, Ryan Reynolds attends the premiere of Netflix's "6 Underground" at The Shed at Hudson Yards on in New York. Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney could be getting into the soccer business. Wrexham is a Welsh team which plays in the fifth tier of English soccer. (Charles Sykes/Invision/The Associated Press)

Hayley Wickenheiser's call for medical supplies for front-line health care workers got an assist from Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds.

Wickenheiser is in medical school after retiring from a decorated hockey career that includes four Olympic gold medals.

The 42-year-old from Shaunavon, Sask., pled for masks, gloves and chemotherapy gowns on her Twitter account Monday.

"After desperate pleas from my front line friends in Toronto, I have decided to put an ask out," Wickenheiser wrote in her post. "These items are not for my use at all. I'm not seeking cash."

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Wickenheiser offered to pick up the items herself in Toronto with "proper distancing."

"I don't have much to offer in return, maybe a signed jersey, a smile and guaranteed good Karma," she wrote.

Reynolds picked up the thread declaring "people who help Hayley" gather personal protective equipment "will get something awesome from me."

The Vancouver-born actor who starred in "Deadpool," "Green Lantern" and "The Hitman's Bodyguard" offered personalized videos and movie memorabilia.

He even takes it one step further: "I'll even raise your children as if they were my own - which trust me, you do NOT want."

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