Girl Suffering Cancer, Who Inspired Goodwill, Dies

CHICAGO (AP) — A 12-year-old Chicago girl who talked to singer Taylor Swift about music, touring and disease, and also served as an honorary police officer, has lost her battle with cancer.

The mother of Emily Beazley posted a message about the girl’s passing late Monday on her Facebook page, saying her daughter’s last gift “was passing peacefully.”

Emily, who had non-Hodgkins lymphoma, talked with Swift for about 10 minutes last month. Friends and family appealed for a call from Swift via social media to call Emily, including a video with about 200 children singing and dancing to Swift songs.

Nadia Beazley says Swift’s manager offered the family tickets and a chance to meet the singer at her Detroit concert May 30.

Swift announced in April that her mother has cancer.

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