Tracy Morgan pays special visit to patient at Florina Cancer Center at Staten Island University Hospital [Video]

DONGAN HILLS, Staten Island (WABC) — Tracy Morgan paid a special visit to a cancer patient at a hospital on Staten Island on Tuesday.

It was just the thing Thomas Sax needed to lift his spirits at the Florina Cancer Center at Staten Island University Hospital — a visit from the actor and comedian, who the 59-year-old truly admires.

“Hearing how much he gives back to the community was really special, I believe in that, I believe you have to help each other,” Sax said.

The pair became fast friends because Morgan is a big backer of the hospital where Sax is getting chemotherapy after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

At times extremely emotional, the 55-year-old comedian said he considers it a two-way street.

“These people are helping me, I’m always going to continue being funny just to make those laugh and inspire those, keep fighting, no matter what you do, keep fighting, if …