Country pop star Taylor Swift has made a massive donation to a sick fan’s fundraising appeal. Taylor fan Naomi Oakes, 11, is fighting acute myelogenous leukemia (cancer of the myeloid line of blood cells).
Over the weekend, her family posted a video to YouTube detailing the youngster’s story and revealed Naomi had chosen her idol’s track ‘Bad Blood’ as her theme song. The video also encouraged people to help the message reach Swift by using the hashtag #TeamNaomi.
Unfortunately for Naomi she will be hospitalised for the next 6 months, meaning she won’t be able to attend Swift’s concert in Phoenix, Arizona in August. However, the ‘I Knew You Were Trouble’ singer heard the message and was quick to donate $50,000 to her fan’s Go Fund Me page, set up by her uncle to help with her expensive medical treatment.
Taylor also left a message next to her donation, ‘To the beautiful and brave Naomi. I’m sorry you have to miss it, but there will always be more concerts. Let’s focus on getting you feeling better. I’m sending the biggest hugs to you and your family.’
In response to Swift’s kind gesture, Naomi uploaded a follow-up video and said, ‘I can barely breathe. I seriously think I’m going to pass out right now.’
