
GNN loves seeing celebrities channel their influence for good, and there are few better at it than America’s undisputed sweetheart of sweethearts.
Taylor Swift, having recently concluded the record-breaking Eras tour, visited Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Florida.
Passing between rooms in a lithe sage-green dress, she touched the hearts of the children undergoing treatment for life-threatening illnesses including cancer and cardiomyopathy.
It was on June 12th that Shaneka Holloman, the mother of a 7-year-old transplant recipient and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy survivor, Majesty, received a phone call asking if her daughter would like to come to a “function.”
One can only imagine her surprise.
“ She touched her hair to make sure Taylor was real,” Holloman told the USA TODAY Network. “I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t know what to do. This is Taylor Swift, America’s sweetheart.”
The two talked for around 15 minutes, after which Majesty asked if she could have Swift’s phone number. The event swept across “swifty” socials, and soon, a GoFundMe set up by Holloman to fund Majesty’s treatment had received thousands in donations. At publishing time it has surpassed $16K.
Two other GoFundMe efforts received the Swift bump: two-year-old Aaliyah and 10-year-old Zoe, both of whom are currently enduring treatment for brain cancer, with Zoe being the victim of neuroblastoma for seven years.


For the former, Swift autographed an Eras tour concert booklet—a gift which her Aaliyah’s mother Crystal Mortensen put up on an online store for sale at $500. A swifty, or Taylor Swift fan, bought it, recognized who was selling it, and told the family to keep it.
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Donations in increments of 13, which is Swift’s favorite number allegedly, raised almost $60,000 of the $100,000 goal, which would cover the entire treatment panoply for Aaliyah.
Zoe, who is still undergoing treatment, has received $23,000 in donations to her GoFundMe, many of which arrived after “one of the kindest human beings” visited her.
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“Undeniably one of the kindest human beings I have ever had the privilege of meeting,” said Dr. Jill Whitehouse, the chief of surgery who posted a photo with Swift after her visit in a note on the GoFundMe.
“Thank you #taylorswift for making dreams come true for all of our patients, families, and staff today!”
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