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Taylor Swift Donates $100K to NC Child with Cancer: People Magazine
Taylor Swift's $100,000 donation sparked a global effort raising over $250,000 to aid Lilah Smoot's medical bills and daily care during her cancer treatment.
- On Friday, Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to Lilah Smoot's GoFundMe, with a note saying 'Sending a hug to my friend, Lilah!', boosting the total from $54,000 to $154,000.
- A TikTok dance to 'The Fate of Ophelia' filmed by Katelynn Smoot sparked widespread support, with over 7 million views and inspiring action.
- In just 48 hours, donors from around the world raised more than $54,000 and many donated in $13 increments significant to Swift.
- The Smoot family says the funds will pay medical bills and daily expenses, allowing both parents to care full-time, and after two days of worry, they say they can breathe for the first time in months.
- In Philadelphia, Lilah continues radiation treatment expected to finish in November after surgery and chemotherapy, and her story inspires people beyond shared fandom.
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Le Journal de QuebecThe singer offered $100,000 in support of little Lilah with stage 4 brain cancer.
·Montreal, Canada
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Taylor Swift donates $100K to NC child with cancer: People Magazine
PIEDMONT TRIAD, N.C. (WGHP) — A Stokes County family has received a $100,000 donation to their GoFundMe from someone named Taylor Swift, according to a People report. Lilah Smoot is just two years old and is battling a rare and aggressive form of Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor that she was diagnosed with at 18 months old. According to researchers at the University of Michigan, fewer than 100 children in the United States are diagnosed with ATR…
·Raleigh, United States
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Taylor Swift's gesture comes after a viral video in which the little girl watching the singer exclaims excited: "That's my friend!"
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