Beyoncé FaceTimes with teenage cancer patient in touching video
Friends had campaigned to reach Beyonce and get her on the phone with Ebony Banks
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Your support makes all the difference.Beyoncé fulfilled the wish of a teenager with cancer by surprising her with a FaceTime phone call.
Ebony Banks, a senior high school student at Alief Hastings High School in Houston, Texas, has a rare form of stage four cancer.
Knowing that her dream was to meet Beyoncé, Ebony's friends set up a social media campaign using the hastag #EBOBMEETSBEYONCE in the hope of attracting the singer's attention.
"Beyoncé is one of her idols," fellow student Karina Gutierrez told local ABC affiliate KTRK-TV at the time. "She admires her so much, so we're trying to put that on Twitter and Instagram to get [her] attention.
"We love Ebony. You don't really know what can happen with cancer. You don't know if it's going to go away or come back. It's a scary thought."
A few days after the hashtag trended, the Formation artist, who is currently expecting twins with husband Jay Z, surprised the student with the call.
In a heartwarming exchange that appeared on Beyoncé fan pages, Ebony is seen lying in a hospital bed saying "I love you dancing" to which the artist replies: "I love you."
The school's social media account tweeted: "Thank you to everyone who helped #ebobmeetsbeyonce @Beyonce."
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