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Taylor Swift visits young cancer patient in Omaha

Taylor Swift speaks onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Michael Kovac, Getty Images)
Taylor Swift speaks onstage at The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!! held at Bridgestone Arena on December 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Michael Kovac, Getty Images)
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Updated: 3/10 4:25 pm

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Taylor Swift has visited a young cancer patient in Nebraska.

The singer was at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha on Saturday to see 10-year-old Lauren Hacker. The fifth-grader at St. Margaret Mary School has cancer.

The Omaha World-Herald reports the meeting was lobbied for on social media. It was later arranged by Lauren's family and the singer's representatives.

Swift kicks off her worldwide tour Wednesday in Omaha for her latest album, "Red."

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Information from: Omaha World-Herald, http://www.omaha.com

 

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