Taylor Swift asks leukemia patient to be awards show date

(CNN) - Taylor Swift had to turn down a prom invitation from a New Jersey leukemia patient, but she came up with a great alternative.

The country superstar asked Kevin McGuire, 18, to be her date for the upcoming Academy of Country Music Awards.

Swift posted the invitation on her Facebook page.

"Kevin, I'm so sorry but I won't be able to make it to your prom. But I was wondering, the ACM Awards are coming up. Would you be my date?" she posted.

McGuire was first diagnosed with leukemia in 2007 and had been in remission since 2010. He had a relapse a few weeks ago and is being treated at Children's Hospital in Philadelphia.

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