Taylor Swift called young cancer patient to talk about music, says girl's family
Pair chatted about music and cancer during 10 min. call, says Emily Beazley's father
The family of a 12-year-old Chicago girl with cancer says Taylor Swift called her to talk about music, touring and her disease.
Ed Beazley said Swift chatted with his daughter, Emily, for about 10 minutes Wednesday night.
Emily has non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Friends and family have been appealing to Swift through social media to call Emily, including a video with about 200 children singing and dancing to Swift songs.
Emily's mother, Nadia Beazley, says her daughter had "the biggest smile" and "jumped up and down" after the Grammy Award winner's call.
She says Swift's manager offered the family tickets and the opportunity to meet the singer at her Detroit concert May 30.
Earlier this month, the 25-year-old Shake it Off singer revealed to fans that her mother, Andrea Swift, is battling cancer.
"This is something my family and I thought you should know about now," she wrote in a post on her Tumblr.
The AP sent an email to Swift's publicists seeking comment early Thursday.
With files from CBC News