Taylor Swift donates $100K to 2-year-old cancer patient

<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-19/Getty_TaylorSwiftGrammysRedCarpetAFP_101925.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>Taylor Swift arrives at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, Los Angeles, February, 2025 (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure><p>The parents of a 2-year-old girl suffering from a rare form of brain cancer are thanking <strong>Taylor Swift</strong> for an extremely generous <a href=”https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-by-lilah-in-her-cancer-fight” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>GoFundMe donation</a>.</p><p>Taylor donated $100,000 to the online fundraiser for the girl,&nbsp;<strong>Lilah</strong>, who has had to undergo chemotherapy and stem cell treatment since she was diagnosed earlier this year. Taylor may have gotten wind of Lilah’s plight when her mom,&nbsp;<strong>Katelynn,</strong> posted a <a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@standwithlilah/video/7559026903655468301?embed_source=121374463%2C121468991%2C121439635%2C121749182%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121497414%2C121477481%2C121351166%2C121811500%2C121896267%2C121860360%2C121487028%2C121679410%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%2C121885509%3Bnull%3Bembed_blank&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=people.com%2Ftaylor-swift-donates-100k-to-young-fan-battling-cancer-sending-biggest-hug-11832389&amp;referer_video_id=7559026903655468301″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>TikTok on Oct. 8</a> showing Lilah watching Taylor’s video for “The Fate of Ophelia” and calling the singer her “friend.”</p><p><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>”So this might be my fault,” Katelyn wrote, explaining, “I listened to Taylor my whole pregnancy and then birthed a mini swiftie. Lilah loves Taylor’s music and during her cancer treatment she always found joy in it. I hope Lilah gets through this diagnosis and gets to one day go to a Taylor Swift concert in person.”</span></p><p><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>In the video, Katelyn also shared that she first felt Lilah kick when she attended the opening night of the Eras Tour while pregnant, and originally planned to name Lilah “Willow,” after one of Taylor’s songs.</span></p><p><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>Taylor </span><a href=”https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-by-lilah-in-her-cancer-fight?modal=donations&amp;tab=top” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>made her donation</span></a><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>&nbsp;on Oct. 17,&nbsp;and it helped them surpass their $100,000 goal by nearly $60,000. As of Oct. 18, the total stood at nearly $227,000.</span></p><p><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>Katelyn reacted by </span><a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@standwithlilah/video/7562281036273421623?embed_source=121374463%2C121468991%2C121439635%2C121749182%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121497414%2C121477481%2C121351166%2C121811500%2C121896267%2C121860360%2C121487028%2C121679410%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%2C121885509%3Bnull%3Bembed_blank&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=people.com%2Ftaylor-swift-donates-100k-to-young-fan-battling-cancer-sending-biggest-hug-11832389&amp;referer_video_id=7562281036273421623″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>posting a TikTok</span></a><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”> showing a screenshot of the note Taylor wrote with her donation: “Sending the biggest hug to my friend, Lilah! Love Taylor.”&nbsp;</span></p><p><span data-e2e=”new-desc-span”>In the video, Katelyn and Lilah dance to “The Fate of Ophelia,” and the&nbsp;on-screen text reads, “Thank you beyond words Taylor Swift. We can now just focus on being here with our girl. Truly we are so incredibly grateful. I am in shock … You have no idea what this means to our family.”</span></p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>