Admitted to the hospital for a congenital disease, Cooper Baltzell had no idea that he would be making a friend. After passing out a piece of candy to Gregory Watson, a hospital employee, the 4-year-old patient and Watson, five decades his senior, have become BFFs.

Gregory has met countless patients over his many years working at the hospital but says he’s never made a connection with one like this before. In fact, he says Cooper is “the coolest kid I ever met.”

“I think it brings his spirit up, you know? It really does. It’s just, I mean it’s just what humans are supposed to do,” Watson told InsideEdition.com.

Even though Baltzell has been discharged, their friendship continues to grow.