PHOTOSTaylor Swift’s Mom Andrea Has Been Diagnosed With Cancer – Read The Singer’s Heartbreaking Note To Her Fans
April 9 2015, Updated 3:34 p.m. ET
This isn’t the news Taylor Swift ever hoped she would have to share with fans. The songstress turned to Tumblr on April 9 to reveal that her mother, Andrea Finlay, has been diagnosed with cancer. In the heartbreaking post, the singer talks about her mother’s results and encourages her fans to tell their parents to get screened for health issues.
"I'm writing to you with an update I wish I wasn't giving you, but it's important and I'm used to sharing important events in my life with you,” began the “Blank Space” singer. “Usually when things happen to me, I process them and then write music about how I feel, and you hear it much later. This is something my family and I thought you should know about now.”
After asking her mother to get screened for health issues as Taylor’s Christmas present, Andrea agreed. “There were no red flags and she felt perfectly fine, but she did it just to get me and my brother off her case about it,” she wrote.
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The "Style" singer added, “The results came in, and I'm saddened to tell you that my mom has been diagnosed with cancer. I'd like to keep the details of her condition and treatment plans private, but she wanted you to know.”
Taylor also told readers to encourage their parents to get screened. “She wanted you to know because your parents may be too busy juggling everything they’ve got going on to go to the doctor, and maybe you reminding them to go get checked for cancer could possibly lead to an early diagnosis and an easier battle,” she wrote. “Or peace of mind in knowing that they’re healthy and there's nothing to worry about. She wanted you to know why she may not be at as many shows this tour. She's got an important battle to fight.”
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The singer ended the post with, “Thank you for caring about my family so much that she would want me to share this information with you. I hope and pray that you never get news like this. Love you. Taylor."
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