Ed Sheeran fulfilled a dying fan’s final wish mere hours she passed last night.
Triona Priestley, an Irish teen who suffered from cystic fibrosis since she was a child, revealed her final wish last week: She wanted to hear from Sheeran, her favorite singer.
Her friends launched a Twitter campaign, #SongForTri, to help make it a reality, and by Sunday night, the hashtag trended on Twitter with thousands of people tweeting at Sheeran.
My friend @trionaaa is V. unwell right now. She needs a shout out from @edsheeran Her friends have bn trending #songfortri Can anyone help?
— Orla Tinsley (@orlatinsley) March 31, 2014
We don’t realise how lucky we all are, so much we take for granted, hope tonight everyone cops onto themselves #songfortri @edsheeran light
— Ryan McCann (@mccann_rm) March 30, 2014
okay so both #songtortri and #songfortri trended today come on @edsheeran
— Devon Murray (@DevonMMurray) March 30, 2014
He originally promised Priestley that he would see her once he was in Ireland in October, but with her health quickly deteriorating, her friends feared that she didn’t have that long.
@trionaaa get well soon dude and il see you when I’m over in October xx
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) March 31, 2014
Eventually, Sheeran’s management got in contact with one of Priestley’s friends to set up a phone call. Once he got on the line, he serenaded her with her favorite song, “Little Bird.”
Priestley died just minutes after Sheeran finished performing.
Rest in peace Triona, so heartbreaking x
— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) April 1, 2014
Priestley’s brother, Colm, thanked everyone who supported the #SongForTri campaign.
“What they gave us and her was a beautiful last moment together,” he told Independent.ie. “Triona slipped into a sleep as Ed was singing to her and passed away shortly afterwards. So Ed Sheeran sang her to sleep.”
H/T People | Photo via Christopher Johnson/Flickr