--- title: Taylor Swift Visits Young Fan During Her Cancer Battle description: Taylor Swift left one of her biggest fans "literally speechless" Saturday afternoon when she paid the teenage girl a surprise visit. canonical: https://time.com/4156559/taylor-swift-delaney-clements-cancer-fan/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-12-21T03:31:04.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:56:45.529Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Taylor Swift Visits Young Fan During Her Cancer Battle og:description: "My new best friend (as I call her now) made a special stop" og:url: https://time.com/4156559/taylor-swift-delaney-clements-cancer-fan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1b78ea4dab6ca1b/6988764b8e06010775463dab/499034356.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Taylor Swift '1989' World Tour - Sydney og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Swift Visits Young Fan During Her Cancer Battle twitter:description: "My new best friend (as I call her now) made a special stop" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd1b78ea4dab6ca1b/6988764b8e06010775463dab/499034356.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Taylor Swift Visits Young Fan During Her Cancer Battle > Sponsored content. 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Gena Gabrielle shared a pic of Swift’s cameo on ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Twitter, and she then shared photos of her idol at her bridal shower in Columbus, Ohio, the very next day._ by [Adam Carlson / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Adam Carlson / People Contributor Dec 21, 2015 3:31 AM UTC  Taylor Swift performs during her '1989' World Tour at ANZ Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Sydney, Australia Taylor Swift performs during her '1989' World Tour at ANZ Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Sydney, Australia Mark Metcalfe—Getty Images by [Adam Carlson / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Adam Carlson / People Contributor Dec 21, 2015 3:31 AM UTC [Taylor Swift](http://www.people.com/people/taylor%5Fswift) left one of her biggest fans “literally speechless” Saturday afternoon when she paid the teenage girl a surprise visit – just days before Christmas and just days after the girl entered hospice care at the end of her years-long cancer battle. Swift visited 13-year-old Delaney Clements at her home in Grand Junction, Colorado, while en route to Tennessee. She and the whole Clements family spent some quality time together, with the selfies to prove it. “Merry Christmas Baby,” Swift [posted on her own Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/%5FfhKhBDvPb/?taken-by=taylorswift). “Literally speechless right now!!!!!” Clements posted [on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/%5Ffa7XzMNYy/?taken-by=delaneyy.bugg), along with a photo of her and the “Style” singer. “My new best friend (as I call her now) made a special stop from going home to Tennessee and surprised me and gave me the best present/ hugg ever!! Thank you !! I love you!! Happy holidays!!” “So this just happened,” mom Wendy Campbell [posted on Facebook Saturday afternoon](https://www.facebook.com/wendyncampbell/posts/10208141840126820?pnref=story), along with a dozen photos from the visit. “Thank you Taylor Swift for the best Christmas present ever.”The story of Clements’ meeting with the pop superstar actually begins with a hashtag ([#delaneymeettaylor](https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/delaneymeettaylor/)), which was circulated as Clements continued to fight against the neuroblastoma [she was first diagnosed with](http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/taylor-swift-comes-to-gj-to-meet-delaney-clements) at age 8. On Dec. 8, her mom [announced on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/wendyncampbell/posts/10208076413691200) that Clements would be returning home for hospice care, after the news that the cancer had spread to her brain – “something we had been able to avoid for so many years.” “We are so blessed to be surrounded with so many wonderful people who love and care for us and forever grateful for all the support we have received over the past five years,” Campbell wrote. “Our goal now is to keep Delaney as comfortable as possible and keep her spirits uplifted as she travels on a journey we fought so hard to avoid.” Still, Clements was undaunted. She [posted on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/%5FaXk5rMNb8/?taken-by=delaneyy.bugg) earlier this week, “When your best friend comes to basically live with you and take care of you once you get home and it’s basically the best present ever!!” And on Saturday, Clements got to meet her idol. After all, as Clements explained on Instagram, she and Swift share a few things in common: “Living our Wildest Dreams and Shaking It Off in Style.” [_The article originally appeared on PEOPLE_](http://www.people.com/article/taylor-swift-visits-cancer-patient-delaney-clements) ## Transcript [00:00] Taylor Swift makes a surprise visit, to a special fan's [00:03] wedding shower. Gena Gabrielle shared a pic of Swift's [00:06] cameo on SNL Saturday Night on Twitter, and the very [00:09] next day, she was sharing photos of her idol at her [00:12] own bridal shower, in Columbus, Ohio. Gena [00:14] apparently had no idea it was going to happen. Taylor [00:18] planned the surprise with her management, and [00:20] Gena's mom. Gena had bonded with Taylor at a few [00:23] Meet n Greets, but the super fan was still super exited [00:25] when Taylor arrived. She couldn't even finish her first [00:28] tweet. Her next post was this pic, thanking the country [00:31] star for making her day even more special. The Speak [00:34] Now singer was told she didn't have time to attend the [00:36] shower, but she made time. Jetsetting from New York [00:39] to Ohio, because she wouldn't be able to make Gena's [00:42] wedding, later this year. Gena tweeted, the driver told [00:44] my dad she planned the trip at one am, and said, I [00:47] need to be there, and I need to be on time. So blessed [00:50] to have her in my life. And no, despite reports, Taylor [00:53] did not crash the shower. Gena said the singer was [00:56] invited, and, she brought gifts. Taylor gave the [00:59] bride- to- be, a basket full of kitchen goodies. Thanks [01:02] for watching. 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