Taylor Swift has donated a whopping $10,000 to help with the medical bills of a die-hard fan who threw a Lover release party from her hospital bed.
Trinity Foster, a 16-year-old Swift fan who suffers from stage 4 osteosarcoma, celebrated the release of Taylor’s seventh studio album by hosting her own release party in her hospital room on August 23, MTV reports. Expecting nothing in return, the die-hard fan shared photos of her decked-out hospital room on Instagram, which were later spotted by Taylor Swift herself.
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Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that is particularly common among people under 25 years of age. Although the survival rate starts at 70%, once it has spread to other parts of the body, this drops to about 30%. Unfortunately, Trinity’s cancer has spread to her lungs.
Taylor, who is well-known for her generosity, left a $10,000 donation on Foster’s GoFundMe page with a heart-felt message to her avid supporter.
“Trinity, I saw photos of your album release party that you did in your hospital room and wanted to say thank you for being so kind and supportive! I hope I can give you a hug in person soon, but in the meantime I wanted to send you this and all my love. Your friend, Taylor.”
Since Swift’s donation, a string of fans have rallied around Trinity’s campaign, bringing her just a few hundred dollars short of her $15,000 target.
Foster shared a screenshot of Swift’s generous donation on Instagram with the following caption.
“OMG DREAMS REALLY DO COME TRUE ???????????????????????????? thank you guys so much for tagging her and actually getting it noticed, I love every single one of u.”
Completely unaware that Swift would ever see her party, Foster decked out her hospital suite with glitter, balloons and streamers to bring some joy to her otherwise unfortunate circumstances.
Trinity’s cancer has spread to her lungs, and the 16-year-old now requires a feeding tube to get adequate nutrition. She is currently receiving treatment at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, where she has spent a majority of this year. She has three rounds of chemotherapy remaining and is expected to be finished treatment in October, according to Fox8.
Her campaign has been shared at least 775 times, largely as a result of Swift’s generous support.
Shout out to Taylor Swift for being a charitable queen. This isn’t the first time we’ve seen her donating to worthy causes, and it probably won’t be the last. But this $10,000 will make a world of difference to Trinity’s life, and it’s so nice to see a celebrity giving back to fans like this. What a legend.
