{"id":199863,"date":"2025-10-18T18:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/taylor-swift-makes-100000-donation-to-young-cancer-patient\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T18:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T18:12:30","slug":"taylor-swift-makes-100000-donation-to-young-cancer-patient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/taylor-swift-makes-100000-donation-to-young-cancer-patient\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Makes $100,000 Donation to Young Cancer Patient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Taylor not exactly just in:<\/p>\n<p>Taylor Swift is simply amazing.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d singer made a $100,000 donation to a two-year-old fan named Lilah Smoot amid her battle with stage 4 brain cancer, multiple outlets reported late this week.<\/p>\n<p>This sort of gesture coming from the artist is hardly even surprising at this point.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-1024x875.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538012 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-1024x875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-300x256.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-768x656.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-2048x1750.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-960x820.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-1080x923.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-1200x1025.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2171410829-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Noam Galai\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Along with the monetary gift, Swift left an uplifting message for the toddler, who referred to the 35-year-old as her \u201cfriend\u201d in a TikTok video shared by her mom Katelynn Smoot October 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSending the biggest hug to my friend, Lilah!\u201d the Grammy winner wrote on a GoFundMe page run by the young Swiftie\u2019s family. \u201cLove, Taylor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The public has since learned that Lilah\u2019s cancer journey started when she was rushed to hospital after suffering a seizure at a mere 18 months old. <\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, physicians discovered a mass on her brain \u2026 which they determined to be a stage 4 tumor. Simply awful.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-537405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-537405 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2153937353-4-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by ANDRE DIAS NOBRE\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Swift, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/taylor-swift-documentary-coming-disney-really-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has a documentary coming out later<\/a> this year, has grown famous for these kinds of presents; she gave a hefty sum of money to all the crew involved with her Eras Tour, for example.<\/p>\n<p>In March 2021, Swift and her mom Andrea Swift jointly donated $50,000 to help mom-of-five Vickie Quarles after her husband Theodis Ray Quarles passed away from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Lilah, the child\u2019s tumor was surgically removed, yet she was eventually diagnosed with a \u201cvery rare, aggressive form of brain cancer,\u201d one with only 58 documented cases in the United States last year, according to this same GoFundMe page.<\/p>\n<p>In the wake of Taylor\u2019s donation, Katelynn shared a message of gratitude on TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI cannot say thank you enough,\u201d she wrote in a post on this platform over the weekend, adding: <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m truly in shock. This means we don\u2019t have to worry about anything other than Lilah. Truly such a blessing. Thank you @Taylor Swift.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535704 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2196817947-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift arrives for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Robyn Beck \/ AFP)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is the incredible thing about Taylor Swift, right?<\/p>\n<p>She can sing a song about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/is-taylor-swift-really-singing-about-travis-kelces-penis-in-wood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Travis Kelce\u2019s penis<\/a> one second, and then turn around and do something life-changing for a fan the next second.<\/p>\n<p>Katelynn, for her part, noted on Saturday that the $1000,000 gift lifted the financial burden from her family as they navigated Lilah\u2019s treatment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe now can just focus on being here with our girl,\u201d she wrote in on-screen text on the footage. \u201cTruly we are so incredibly grateful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/taylor-swift-makes-100000-donation-to-young-cancer-patient\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Taylor not exactly just in: Taylor Swift is simply amazing. The \u201cLife of a Showgirl\u201d singer made a $100,000 donation to a two-year-old fan named Lilah Smoot amid her battle with stage 4 brain cancer, multiple outlets reported late this week. This sort of gesture coming from the artist is hardly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":199864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-199863","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199863"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199863\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}