Earlier this month, a woman named Katelynn Smoot shared a heartwarming video of her young daughter, who is battling cancer , watching the music video for Taylor Swift ’s “ The Fate of Ophelia .” In the clip, little Lilah points at the screen and says, “That’s my friend!”
The video quickly went viral, with fans flooding Smoot’s @standwithlilah social media page with messages of love and support for Lilah, who is fighting an aggressive form of brain cancer. Just a few weeks later, on Friday, Lilah received a touching surprise from her “friend” Swift — a $100,000 donation to her GoFundMe for medical care, and a sweet message: “Sending the biggest hug to my friend, Lilah! Love, Taylor.”
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I cannot say thank you enough. I’m truly in shock. This means we don’t have to wo