Taylor Swift shocks young fan suffering from cancer with surprise phone call

 
Giving back: Taylor Swift reaches out to a young cancer sufferer (Picture: Jason Merritt/Getty Images )
Jennifer Ruby30 April 2015
The Weekender

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She’s one of the world’s most in-demand pop stars, but Taylor Swift made time for one ill fan with a surprise phone call.

The star, 25, whose mother has recently been diagnosed with cancer, made a 12-year-old fan’s day by calling her up out of the blue and having a chat.

Emily Beazley, who has been battling stage III T-cell lymphoblastic non-Hodgkins lymphoma since 2011, was left with a big smile on her face after speaking to her idol.

Her mother, Nadia Beazley told NBC Chicago: “The smile on my daughter [is one] I have not seen in a very, very long time. I could cry."

Brave: Taylor Swift's mother is also battling cancer (Picture: Cooper Neill/Getty Images for dcp)
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She then wrote on Facebook: “I CANNOT thank all of you and your efforts that you are ALL making to reach Taylor Swift.

“Taylor called Emily Beazley! !!!!! She just got off the phone with her. She couldn’t have been nicer. Emily has a smile from ear to ear!”

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Swift heard about Emily’s struggle last week when the little girl told news outlets that her one big dream was to meet the star.

After a street was named after her in Chicago, Emily said: "It's just amazing the among of people supporting me.”

The pop star revealed that her mother was also battling the disease earlier this month, writing a heartfelt post on Tumblr.

She wrote: “I’d like to keep the details of her condition and treatment plans private, but she wanted you to know.”

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