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Taylor Swift’s Sweet Gesture for Local Kansas City Hospital Goes Viral
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has been spending a lot of time in Kansas City as of late, but the public rarely sees her outside of Arrowhead Stadium.
On Thursday, however, Swift pulled off a very NFL-like surprise and visited kids, families and staffers at Kansas City's Children's Mercy Hospital, where she received gifts, posed for photos, and even made some FaceTime calls. The singer's appearance comes one day ahead of her 35th birthday.
Taylor Swift visiting the Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City today.
— Pop Base (@PopBase) December 12, 2024
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Taylor Swift stuns at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. pic.twitter.com/UFImTXzUUX
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) December 12, 2024
🚨| Taylor laughing at a “GO TAYLORS BOYFRIEND” towel! pic.twitter.com/3CSgkAxH3z
— Taylor Swift Updates (@TSUpdating) December 12, 2024
📹| Sending a beautiful msg to his friends and celebrating his last day of chemo!🥲 pic.twitter.com/jSVh8ytV8p
— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) December 12, 2024
The pop star also reportedly gifted fans copies of her Eras Tour book, which she signed with personalized messages.
🫶| Taylor signed Eras tour books for the children she visited at the Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City today 🥹 pic.twitter.com/kXmKouvNLH
— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) December 12, 2024
Hospital staffers were equally as fired up by her presence.
📸| Taylor with the wonderful staff at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City! pic.twitter.com/JTthI58FQa
— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) December 12, 2024
📸| Taylor visiting the procedural sedation unit at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City ❤️ pic.twitter.com/AYRlVKATlU
— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) December 12, 2024
📸| Taylor with the hospital staff at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ylpw6x0iVo
— Taylor Swift Updates 🩶 (@swifferupdates) December 12, 2024
The visit comes just days after the singer wrapped her record-breaking Eras Tour in Vancouver, Canada, her final stop on a world-spanning, two-year show. But whether she travels again to watch boyfriend Travis Kelce and his Kansas City Chiefs take on the Browns in Cleveland this weekend, we'll have to wait and see.
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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.