Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to a young girl battling cancer.
The pop star made the generous donation Friday following a recent Instagram post from the support page for Lilah, who is battling brain cancer. The caption of the post shared how Lilah wished Swift was “her best friend.”
Inspired by Swift’s Eras Tour friendship bracelets, and knowing how much Lilah loves the singer, another young cancer patient started selling similar beaded bracelets to raise money for Lilah and her family, who are getting slammed with hospital bills.
According to Lilah’s GoFundMe page, she was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer at just 18 months old and the toddler has spent her life in and out hospitals ever since.
As of Friday, Swift’s donation is marked as the top donation on the page. She also left a heartwarming, personalized message for Lilah under the “Words of support” section.
“Sending the biggest hug to my friend, Lilah! Love, Taylor,” it reads.
Once fans noticed Swift’s massive contribution and started sharing it on social media, many came up with the heartwarming idea to follow in her footsteps and start donating as well, with the agreed amount as $13 — the Grammy winner’s favorite number.
The donations page soon got flooded by $13 contributions, seemingly by people who don’t know Lilah personally, but are just inspired by the musician.
Her life-changing donation comes after her longtime friend Ruby Rose revealed how the songwriter would often scroll GoFundMe “like a social media app” and make donations after trolls were criticizing Swift — who was named the world’s richest female musician — for her billion dollar net worth.
The “Lover” songstress has been known to make huge donations to those in need. Last year, she quietly donated $250,000 to Operation Breakthrough, an education center based in Kansas City, Mo., ahead of the holidays.
