A Chart-Topper Born of a Grieving Mother’s Words

Taylor Swift's hit song, "Ronan," is about the too-short life of a little boy with cancer. Swift was inspired by the story of this boy when reading the blog, Rockstar Ronan, written by Maya Thompson, Ronan's mother. Ronan died of neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, three days before he was to turn four. The New York

Taylor Swift's hit song, "Ronan," is about the too-short life of a little boy with cancer. Swift was inspired by the story of this boy when reading the blog, Rockstar Ronan, written by Maya Thompson, Ronan's mother. Ronan died of neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, three days before he was to turn four.

The New York Times, 9/18/2012

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