Jennifer Garner visits children's hospital for movie role

Los Angeles: Actress Jennifer Garner visited the Boston Children's Hospital to do research for her role in the upcoming film "Miracles from Heaven".

Garner, 43, met Doctor Samuel Nurko, director of the hospital's Center for Motility and Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, reported People Magazine.

The two snapped a picture together that the hospital posted on Twitter, thanking the mom of three and wife of Ben Affleck for stopping by.

"A big thank you to Jennifer Garner for stopping by to meet with Dr Nurko to do research for an upcoming movie role!", they captioned the picture.

"Miracles from Heaven" tells the story of a young girl suffering from a rare digestive disorder who finds herself miraculously cured after surviving a horrible accident.

The movie, based on the book of the same name by Christy Beam, is currently in pre-production.