Taylor Swift’s 12-year-old fan, Emily Beazley, passed away on Monday night after a battle with cancer. Before she died, she fulfilled her wish to speak with the “Style” singer just three weeks ago.
The Chicago, Illinois native battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma for four years and she leaves behind her parents, Ed and Nadia Beazley, and sister, Olivia.
NBC Chicago reports Emily’s mom wrote on Facebook after her passing, “My beautiful Emily got to use her angel wings. She fought hard to the end. Her last gift to me was passing peacefully,” adding, “It hurts so much to imagine that I will never have another hug or kiss from my girl. Or hear her say 'Mommy' the special way that she does. This hurts so damn bad."
Her support system was so large it was named Emily's Entourage, who got the attention of Swift a few weeks back.
Emily’s mother said after Swift placed a call to her daughter, “The smile on my daughter [is one] I have not seen in a very, very long time. I could cry.”
One of many doctors who treated Emily is Dr. Jason Canner, a pediatric oncologist at Advocate Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn.
He told the Chicago Tribune of the support she received and awareness she raised for kids with cancer that it’s just “incredible.”
“The timing of all this — how she was able to reach the public's hearts, raise awareness and still live life was just incredible. None of us have seen anything like this before,” he said.
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