"Really thankful for the opportunity this child granted me and I'm just humbled!" Boyega wrote on Instagram. "I hope I played a little part in making you smile young stormtrooper."
Daniel's mother, Rosalind Bell, wrote on Facebook that Boyega's visit was "amazing," and her son was "totally overwhelmed" by the experience.
"I have never seen him so happy," Rosalind said of Daniel. " ... Finn was just amazing wasn't he. He's so kind to give his time to do that."
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