Jimmy Kimmel appeared Tuesday on "The Ellen Show," and his longtime friend surprised him by honoring Kimmel's infant son, William John.
Kimmel shared on his show in May that his son, known as Billy, had been born weeks earlier with a serious heart issue.
The dad got emotional during a 13-minute monologue, using his son's health crisis to champion better health care . DeGeneres told Kimmel she had a surprise for him.
"We called our friends at Children's Hospital L.A..
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