After weeks of checking off every item on her bucket list, Jalene Salinas, a San Antonio, Texas, girl battling an aggressive form of terminal brain cancer had one final wish. She dreamed of dancing with Taylor to her hit song 'Shake It Off.'
And at about 6 p.m. on Monday evening, the 4-year-old's wish became a reality.
Jalene's mom told KENS-TV, Taylor Swift chatted with the family for 20 minutes during a surprise call via Facetime.
"I'm so sorry you're having a bad night. I'm so happy to talk to you though and I'm so happy you like 'Shake It off,'" Swift said.
"You look beautiful tonight, you really do. You're just as pretty as your pictures." Swift added.
Jalene's health had taken a dramatic turn over the weekend leaving her unable to attend a special benefit to raise funds for her final expenses.
"She woke up not being able to walk, and she's very unstable but she's still responding and she's still able to talk." said Jennifer Arriagas, Jalene's mom.
When people across the USA heard of Jalene's bucket list, people rallied around the brave 4-year-old on Twitter using #ShakeItOffJalene to try and gain Taylor Swift's attention.
Swift told the family she heard of Jalene while on tour in London and planned on reaching out as soon as she made it back to the U.S.
Jalene was in quite a bit of pain and didn't talk much, but she lit up chatting about her baby brother seen in the YouTube video with her dancing to 'Shake It Off'.
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"We have a baby named Josh," Jalene said.
Monday's touching moment was the culmination of thousands of tweets and inspirational messages hoping Jalene's final wish would to come true.
"You completed her wish list. We can check everything off and as her mom it just, it means the world to me that she got to do and see and everything is checked off now. It means so much to me that you reached out to us." Jennifer Arriagas said.
"Everyone in the car with me is crying right now," Swift said.
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