After the 501st Legion visited her son, she was moved to tears.

“It helps for him to see and have people to show him there are still things going on out there,” Lombardo said. “And it takes his mind off the pain for a while.

Caleb Wederquist, 28, was lying in his bed with a "Star Wars" blanket on when the characters of his favorite film walked into his hospital room.

“It gives you something to stand up for,” Wederquist said. “People are looking out for you. It gives you a reason to fight.”

In the pediatric wing, kids’ eyes widened as they saw Darth Vader come up and shake their hand. Jesse Cain, one of the costumers, said sometimes, it’s good that they have masks on because they often get emotional while it’s happening.

“Hopefully they had a good time,” Cain said. “It’s more for them than it is for us. We just want to give them hope.”

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