Taylor Swift thanks Kevin McGuire in ACM Awards speech

The 2012 Academy of Country Music Awards took place recently and as I posted earlier, Taylor Swift was supposed to take New Jersey teen, Kevin McGuire as her date. Unfortunately, Kevin, who is suffering from leukemia, couldn't make it after he was hospitalized March 30 at the last minute with a high fever. Taylor promised Kevin a shoutout since he couldn't make it to the awards. During Taylor's acceptance speech for Entertainer of the Year, she acknowledged McGuire, saying, "Kevin and all your family and your friends, thank you for wanting to take me to the ACM's." Originally, Taylor was supposed to go to Kevin's prom with him in response to a campaign started by his sister but couldn't make it due to other commitments. However, she made sure her 18 year old friend was at the award show in spirit and she tweeted that she hoped to make it up to Kevin soon. Hopefully she has something fun in store for her loyal fan and can make his wish come true.