Sam Boccuti’s Fight Cancer Fund

UPDATE 3/27/24 

Thank you to all who donated already! 

Below is an update from Jessica. These incredible people still need some good vibes and support of all kind to get through this. 

With the chemo side effects, Sam is still down the for the count as far as work goes but his mind never stops the planning to return at the appropriate time for his long term health and happiness. He’s doing so well focusing on making sure he kicks cancers booty! He’ll be back to feeding the masses that miss his food oh so much ❤️

“…Sam just finished his second round of chemotherapy yesterday. He has to have four rounds total. The side effects are pretty brutal for him, but overall, he is doing well. After chemo, he will receive immunotherapy for a year and scans every few months for 5 years. Right now, his scans and tests look great. He’s hoping to be back to work sometime this summer so you’ll all be able to enjoy his delicious food again in a few months. He’s on his way to beating this and we’re remaining hopeful and positive! As always, Sam and I both appreciate all of the support. ”

UPDATE 1/10/24

Surgery went as planned with no surprises or unexpected hurdles!! 

Sam will recover for a few days at the hospital while he starts on the road to recovery. Hopefully this is a smooth, albeit long, ride!

Update 1/3/24

THANK YOU to everyone who donated and showed Sam and Jess just how much they mean to us! 

Sam officially has a surgery date! 1/10/24 is the big day. 

We will undoubtedly have more updates as that date passes so stay tuned. Keep the good vibes flowing and if possible please donate to these incredible people. Who knows how long this road is for Sam and all his focus and worry should be on his health and kicking cancer’s booty. ❤️❤️❤️

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Hello friends!

As most of you may know, a person who is near and dear to a lot of our hearts has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer. While it is hard for most of us to imagine being on the receiving end of that news, it was undoubtedly harder for someone who has given so much and worked so hard to achieve his dreams. Sam deserves nothing but the unwavering support of family of friends through these coming days. If you are able to, I know the Boccuti’s would appreciate anything you could do, even if it’s just sharing this fundraising page to reach the masses.

Money raised will go towards offsetting the financial burden from medical expenses and bills. This will allow Sam peace of mind while he focuses on healing and is unable to work.

In case you missed the post with more details on his personal or catering pages, I have added it below.

“If you saw my post last week, you know that I was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. I wanted to give you all an update…. I met with my surgeon yesterday and unfortunately did not receive the news I was hoping for. He told me that my cancer is advanced and that the tumor in my lung is very large and causing my lung to collapse. The plan going forward is to have an operation to remove the tumor and possibly my lung. What complicates things is that about 10 years ago, I fell two stories off of a house and have major trauma to my body from that accident. Because of all of the scar tissue and things floating around in my body from that injury, my cancer surgery needs to be done through my chest, instead of from the back. The surgeon stressed that this is a major surgery. They want to move fast on this so surgery will most likely be within the next few weeks. All of the scans I had done last week showed the cancer has not spread and the surgeon did say that if I can make it through surgery, he does think this can be curable. After surgery, I will need chemo just in case theres cancer in my body that wasn’t detected on a scan. The doctor said the tumor is so large that it’s likely “embers” of it could be floating around my body, but they’re so small, they’re not detected on a scan or test. I’ll receive chemo as a precaution for this. Because this surgery is such a big deal, I will be completely out of work for at least 3 months. Once those 3 months are up, I’m not sure what life will look like. I know that my body isn’t going to allow me to work as hard as I am used to working. I don’t know what this means for my business at the moment. I know that’s it a real possibility that I might have to give it up and focus more on my well being, which is the hardest thing about this. I’ve worked the hardest I ever have this last year and a half and I’m proud of how far I’ve come. This is a decision that will take some time to figure out. Right now, I just want to focus on getting through this surgery, recovering, and beating cancer. The support I’ve received over the last week since initially sharing this news has not gone unnoticed. Having so many people send well wishes and encouragement has really lifted my spirits. Myself, my wife, and even my dogs (and Saul the cat) appreciate all of the support!

-Sam”