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| Star Wars: Mark Hamill meets seriously-ill teenager from Derry | Star Wars: Mark Hamill meets seriously-ill teenager from Derry |
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| Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has taken time out of his filming schedule to meet a seriously-ill teenager from Londonderry. | Star Wars actor Mark Hamill has taken time out of his filming schedule to meet a seriously-ill teenager from Londonderry. |
| Hamill met Jamie Harkin, 17, who is in remission from Hodgkins Lymphoma but now has severe chronic health problems, at a hotel in County Donegal. | |
| The Luke Skywalker actor also met Ciaran Murphy, two, who has leukaemia. | |
| The Hollywood star was in County Donegal to film scenes for the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise. | The Hollywood star was in County Donegal to film scenes for the latest installment in the Star Wars franchise. |
| On Sunday, he and co-star Daisy Ridley visited pubs near Malin Head. | On Sunday, he and co-star Daisy Ridley visited pubs near Malin Head. |
| Filming has now finished in County Donegal and the cast have moved on to County Cork, but Hamill found time to meet with Jamie, Ciaran and their families before leaving. | Filming has now finished in County Donegal and the cast have moved on to County Cork, but Hamill found time to meet with Jamie, Ciaran and their families before leaving. |
| Jamie told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra that he was "still in shock" from the meeting. | Jamie told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra that he was "still in shock" from the meeting. |
| "It's been a dream for me to meet Mark Hamill ever since I first saw the Star Wars films more than 10 years ago. | "It's been a dream for me to meet Mark Hamill ever since I first saw the Star Wars films more than 10 years ago. |
| "To actually meet him and sit down and chat with him for over an hour - it was absolutely incredible." | "To actually meet him and sit down and chat with him for over an hour - it was absolutely incredible." |
| Jamie said that the actor spoke to him about his diagnosis and that he had read about it on a Facebook page that details his journey. | Jamie said that the actor spoke to him about his diagnosis and that he had read about it on a Facebook page that details his journey. |
| "He just said that after he read through everything we'd done over the past year, with Jamie's journey, that to him I am his hero. | "He just said that after he read through everything we'd done over the past year, with Jamie's journey, that to him I am his hero. |
| "But what he said, I would rather keep as a personal thing." | "But what he said, I would rather keep as a personal thing." |
| The meeting was organised by Jamie's mother, Patricia. | The meeting was organised by Jamie's mother, Patricia. |
| She set up a social media campaign to try to get the star to get in touch. | She set up a social media campaign to try to get the star to get in touch. |
| "I wasn't starstruck, to be honest, because when Mark came in he just put everyone completely at ease," she said. | "I wasn't starstruck, to be honest, because when Mark came in he just put everyone completely at ease," she said. |
| "It was just unbelievable that a man of his magnitude could just come in and sit down, almost like a father figure. | "It was just unbelievable that a man of his magnitude could just come in and sit down, almost like a father figure. |
| "Jamie couldn't speak for about 15 minutes and Ciaran's older brother Caolan couldn't speak for the entire hour." | "Jamie couldn't speak for about 15 minutes and Ciaran's older brother Caolan couldn't speak for the entire hour." |
| She said that the family were told on Saturday that the Star Wars actor wanted to meet Jamie. | She said that the family were told on Saturday that the Star Wars actor wanted to meet Jamie. |
| "When his assistant rang me, I just burst out crying. | "When his assistant rang me, I just burst out crying. |
| "I really knew it was going to happen and when I met Mark today, he's just such a humble, genuine, caring man." | "I really knew it was going to happen and when I met Mark today, he's just such a humble, genuine, caring man." |
| Sinead Barr, the mother of Ciaran Murphy, said it was "a fantastic experience". | Sinead Barr, the mother of Ciaran Murphy, said it was "a fantastic experience". |
| "He was very approachable, he sat and talked as if we had been friends all our lives. | "He was very approachable, he sat and talked as if we had been friends all our lives. |
| "He chatted about the film, about his other passions. He spoke to us as parents of children who are fighting. | "He chatted about the film, about his other passions. He spoke to us as parents of children who are fighting. |
| "He spoke to Jamie specifically around what an amazing young person he is, which is true - he's a fantastic young man and an inspiration to so many." | "He spoke to Jamie specifically around what an amazing young person he is, which is true - he's a fantastic young man and an inspiration to so many." |