Eight-year-old Isabella McCune suffered severe burns over more than half of her body after a fire erupted at a neighborhood party in March.
Isabella is a huge Taylor Swift fan.
In fact, she listens to Swift's music to get through the pain of daily bandage changes.
Isabella had hoped to go to Swift's concert next week in Glendale, but she can't leave the hospital.
This week, Isabella made a video to send to Swift.
In the video, she says "I wanted to go to your concert, but I can't because I'm in the hospital."
"I heard you were here," Isabella continued in the video. "I wanted to visit you, but maybe you can come and visit me."
Well, her wish came true!
Though Isabella has been vocal about her love for Swift — her mother tells PEOPLE that her favorite song is reputation cut “…Ready for It?” — she had no idea Swift was coming until she saw her walk into her room in a hospital gown.
“She was so shocked! She was speechless. She was so happy,” says Lilly. “We were hoping for it but we didn’t want to get her hopes up. When we found out, we felt it was best to keep it a secret.”
Making the experience even more touching for the McCune family — including Isabella’s dad JD and brother Zachary — was meeting Swift’s parents.
“Her parents came too and they were the sweetest people, and it meant so much to my husband and me as parents,” says Lilly. “We have so much respect for them and how they raised her.”
In the seven weeks since Isabella’s nightmare began, the brave child has undergone 11 operations, including skin grafting on the 50 percent of her body that was burned.
“The hardest part is to hear and see her in pain,” Lilly says of her little girl. “When she coughs, it hurts her back. Coughing, yawning or sneezing is painful. Going to the bathroom is excruciating. The simplest things we take for granted are so painful for her. She’s been so strong. I don’t know where she gets the strength from.”
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