Bradley Cooper and New England Patriots' Julian Edelman Visit Boston Marathon Bombing Victim in Hospital

Jeffrey Bauman Jr. lost both legs in Monday's horrific marathon explosions

No amount of star power could ease Boston's suffering right now.

But a kindhearted hospital visit from Bradley Cooper and New England Patriots player Julian Edelman was a welcome distraction to Jeffrey Bauman Jr., who lost both legs in Monday's horrific marathon explosions.

In a photo tweeted by Edelman Thursday (see below), Bauman holds a football and gives a thumbs-up from his hospital bed. The NFL star and Cooper beam on either side of the survivor, along with an unidentified woman and uniformed man.

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Visited #survivor #stud #hero Jeffrey Bauman Jr. today," the football hunk wrote. "He was looking great and is a true inspiration. #strong."

Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence were filming in Worcester, Mass., which is about 40 miles outside of Boston, when Monday's events took place. Their shooting schedule, however, was not disrupted.

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