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Taylor Swift superfan in remission before Eras Tour concert in Indianapolis

"The first thing in my head was, 'Oh my gosh, I don't get to go to Taylor Swift,'" Hannah Everson said of learning her cancer diagnosis in April.

INDIANAPOLIS — Hannah Everson lives her life through Taylor Swift's lyrics.

"This one says 'good blood,' because I know longer have bad blood," she reads off a friendship bracelet.

These are lyrics she's played daily these last six months.

"Who's afraid of little ol' me? Cancer should be," Everson said.

In April, this IU senior was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia, right after she bought tickets for the Eras Tour at Lucas Oil Stadium.

"The first thing in my head was, 'oh my gosh, I don't get to go to Taylor Swift,'" Everson said.

After months of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant in August, Everson is now out of the hospital and in remission. She said through every treatment, Swift helped her feel fearless.

Credit: Hannah Everson
Hannah Everson, an IU senior and superfan of Taylor Swift, is now in remission from acute myeloid leukemia — and got the OK to go to the Eras Tour.

"My friends, family and my boyfriend, I owe them everything, but unbeknownst to Taylor, she's also helped me through this," Everson said.

To keep her spirits high, she turned her room into her own Eras Tour.

"I had disco balls hanging in the corner, posters everywhere, her lyrics behind me," Everson said. "It just makes it feel like you're not in a prison."

Even her nurses say Everson's love for Swift was felt through the entire floor.

"It was just a fun topic to talk about. It was something to distract her," IU Health clinical manager of operations Payton Knapp said.

Credit: Hannah Everson
Hannah Everson decorated her hospital room in Taylor Swift memorabilia as she recovered from acute myeloid leukemia.

Everson told 13News she held onto her concert tickets throughout treatment, not knowing if she'd be able to go. But it wasn't until Monday morning when her doctor gave her the official OK to go.

"I was going to risk my life to go and see her, but having that blessing is just like weight lifted off your shoulders," Everson said.

In just a few weeks, her wildest dreams are coming true.

"I'm going to cry like a little baby when she opens up," Everson said. "I'll just be happy to be there."

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