Hello friends,

Scott Helland here, Samantha's husband and bandmate.

We have some heavy news from Frenchy and the Punk HQ. Unfortunately Samantha has been diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer and we have to cancel all US and UK shows 'till at least Autumn 2026.

Touring, shows and festivals is our lifeline and how we make a living. We have wonderful Patrons on Patreon and we do receive a bit from streaming services, however, without shows it will be very hard to pay living expenses/bills on our own. Hopefully we will be able to get reimbursement for the flights we had booked for the Europe dates, that has yet to be figured out.

This campaign is for living expenses while we go through this journey, for example, food, electric bills, gas, cable bill, car insurance, home insurance, payments on loans, etc.. At this moment we haven't gotten the specifics about insurance. We think our Affordable Care insurance will cover it but we still have to dot the I's and cross the T's. This is all overwhelming and we still have research to do. We also don't have a clear picture of how long this healing process could take.

At some point soon, she will be starting chemo, followed by surgery, and then radiation. She is in surprisingly good spirits and is in total warrior mode. This was discovered in a routine checkup.

If you are able to help out it would be greatly appreciated. Nothing is too small. We know times are tough right now so please only give if you have extra to share. The goal could change but right now this is to cover basic bills.

Help Samantha 'Frenchy' Stephenson beat cancer, and get healthy again so we can get back to doing what we love to do, play music and touring.

Thank you.

Much love,

Scott Helland

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Frenchy and the Punk has been a touring band for 20 plus years within numerous alternative underground scenes. They have toured all across the US, Canada and Europe.